As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2014June 12, 2020

Registration No. 333-                

 

UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D. C.D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT


UNDER


THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

AGEAGLE AERIAL SYSTEMS INC.

 

ENERJEX RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada131188-0422242

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)


incorporation or organization)

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

(IRSI.R.S. Employer


Identification No.)

Number)

 

4040 Broadway, Suite 508117 S. 4th Street
Neodesha, Kansas 66567
Tel. No: (620) 325-6363

San Antonio, TX 78209

Telephone:(210) 451-5545

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

117 S. 4th Street
Neodesha, Kansas 66567
Tel. No: (620) 325-6363

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Mitchell S. Nussbaum, Esq.
Tahra Wright, Esq.
Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Telephone: (212) 407-4000
Facsimile: (212) 407-4990

 

Copies to:

Michael E. Pfau, Esq.

Fernando Velez, Jr., Esq.

Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy LLP

1421 State Street, Ste. B

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Telephone: (805) 966-2440

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:

From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.statement as determined by the Registrant.

 

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of securities
to be registered
 Amount to be Registered(1) Proposed maximum offering price per unit(1)(2) Proposed maximum aggregate offering price(1)(2)  Amount of registration fee(3) 
Common Stock        
10% Series A Preferred Stock            
Warrants            
Units            
Total Primary Offering           
Total     $5,850,000  $753.48
Title of each Class of Security being Registered Amount being Registered (1) Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Security Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share(2)  (3)(4)  (3)  (3)  (3)
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (2)  (3)(4)  (3)  (3)  (3)
Debt securities (2)  (3)(4)  (3)  (3)  (3)
Warrants (2)  (3)(4)  (3)  (3)  (3)
Units  (3)(4)  (3)  (3)  (3)
Total  (3)  (3) $35,000,000(2) $4,543.00 

 

(1)Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, together or in units with other securities registered hereby. This registration statement covers up to $5,850,000 of an indeterminate principal amount or number of the securities of each identified class of securities. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the securities being registered hereunder include such indeterminate (A) number of securities as may be issuable with respect to the securities being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions, and (B) number or amount of such securities as may be issued upon conversion, redemption, repurchase, exchange or exercise of any securities registered hereunder, including under any applicable anti-dilution adjustment.

(1) This registration statement includes $35,000,000 of securities which may be issued by the registrant from time to time in indeterminate amounts and at indeterminate times. Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, together or as units with other securities registered hereunder.

 

(2)The proposed maximum aggregate offering price per unit and the aggregate offering prices per class of securities will be determined from time to time by the registrant in connection with the issuance by the registrant of the securities registered hereunder and is not specified as to each class of security pursuant to General Instruction II.D. of Form S-3 under the Securities Act.

(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

(3)Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act.

(3) Not required to be included in accordance with General Instruction II.D. of Form S-3 under the Securities Act.

(4) Subject to footnote (1), there is also being registered hereunder such indeterminate amount of securities (including shares or other classes of the registrant’s stock that may be issued upon reclassification of unissued, authorized stock of the registrant) as may be issued in exchange for or upon conversion of, as the case may be, the other securities registered hereunder. No separate consideration will be received for any securities registered hereunder that are issued in exchange for, or upon conversion of, as the case may be, such other securities.

(5) Paid Herewith.

  

The registrantRegistrant hereby amends this registration statementRegistration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrantRegistrant shall file a further amendment whichthat specifically states that this registration statementRegistration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statementthis Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective.  This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Preliminary ProspectusSubject to Completion, Dated June 12, 2020

 

enerjexfinal logoAGEAGLE AERIAL SYSTEMS INC.

 

$5,850,00035,000,000

Common Stock


Preferred Stock

Warrants

Units
Debt Securities

 

Warrants
Units

We may offer and sell, from time to time up to $5,850,000ofin one or more offerings, any combination of thecommon stock, preferred stock, debt securities, identified above. This prospectus provides you withwarrants, or units having a general descriptionmaximum aggregate offering price of $35,000,000. When we decide to sell a particular class or series of securities, we will provide specific terms of the securities.offered securities in a prospectus supplement.

 

WeThe prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. However, no prospectus supplement shall offer a security that is not registered and sell the securities described in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, or through a combinationat the time of these methods. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of the securities, their names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. See the sections of this prospectus entitled “About this Prospectus” and “Plan of Distribution” for more information. No securities may be sold without delivery of this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of such securities.

This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to these securities and the general manner in which they may be offered. Each time we sell securities we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of the securities we are offering and the specific manner in which we will offer the securities. The prospectus supplement may add to, update or change the information in this prospectus.its effectiveness. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, as well as the documents incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus, carefully before you invest in our securities.invest. This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement relating to the offered securities.

Our common stock is traded on the NYSE American under the symbol “UAVS.” On June 11, 2020, the last reported sale price per share of our common stock was $1.37 per share.

We may offer and sell our securities to or through one or more agents, underwriters, dealers or other third parties or directly to one or more purchasers on a continuous or delayed basis. If agents, underwriters or dealers are used to sell our securities, we will name them and describe their compensation in a prospectus supplement. The price to the public of our securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from the sale of such securities will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement. For additional information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.

  

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk.various risks. See "Risk Factors" beginning“Risk Factors” on page 7 of this9 for more information on these risks. Additional risks, if any, will be described in the prospectus for factors you should consider before buying our securities.

Our common stock is listed on the NYSEsupplement related to a potential offering under the symbol "ENRJ," and our 10% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock is listed underheading “Risk Factors”. You should review that section of the symbol "ENRJPR." On September 22, 2014, the last reported sale pricerelated prospectus supplement for a discussion of our common stock and Series A preferred stock on the NYSE was $5.98 and $25.60, respectively.

As of September 29, 2014, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates, or public float, was approximately $5.869 million, based on 7,643,114 shares of outstanding common stock, of which approximately 4,445,000 shares were held by affiliates, and a price of $6.01 per share, which was the last reported sale price of our common stock on the NYSE on September 29, 2014. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3,matters that investors in no event will we sellsuch securities registered on this registration statement in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period held by non-affiliates so long as our public float remains below $75 million.should consider.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities, or determined ifpassed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus is truthful or complete.any accompanying prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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The date of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTSthis Prospectus is ________, 2020

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION5
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE5
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS5
ABOUT ENERJEX RESOURCES, INC. 6
RISK FACTORS7
USE OF PROCEEDS17
THE SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER17
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK17
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS19
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS19
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION20
LEGAL MATTERS21
EXPERTS21

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, and we take no responsibility for any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, nor is it a solicitation of an offer to buy, the securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of those documents, or that the information contained in any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

As permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part includes additional information not contained in this prospectus. You may read the registration statement and the other reports we file with the SEC at the SEC's website or at the SEC's offices described below under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information." Before investing in our securities, you should read this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, as well as the additional information described under "Where You Can Find More Information" and "Information Incorporated by Reference."

References to the "Company," "EnerJex," "we," "our" and "us" in this prospectus are to EnerJex Resources, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. This document includes trade names and trademarks of other companies. All such trade names and trademarks appearing in this document are the property of their respective holders.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC utilizingSecurities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a shelf“shelf” registration process. Under thethis shelf registration process, we may offer from time to time securities having a maximum aggregate offering price of $35,000,000. Each time we offer securities, we will prepare and file with the securities or combinationsSEC a prospectus supplement that describes the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities describedwe offer. The prospectus supplement also may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or the documents incorporated herein by reference. You should read carefully both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described below under the caption “Where You Can Find More Information.”

This prospectus does not contain all the information provided in the registration statement we filed with the SEC. For further information about us or our securities offered hereby, you should refer to that registration statement, which you can obtain from the SEC as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or a prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities, in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, as well as information we have previously filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference, is accurate as of the date of those documents only. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

We may sell securities through underwriters or dealers, through agents, directly to purchasers or through a combination of these methods. We and our agents reserve the sole right to accept or reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of securities. The prospectus supplement, which we will prepare and file with the SEC each time we offer securities, will set forth the names of any underwriters, agents or others involved in the sale of securities, and any applicable fee, commission or discount arrangements with them. See “Plan of Distribution.”

Unless otherwise mentioned or unless the context requires otherwise, when used in this prospectus, the terms “Company”, “AgEagle”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.


PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

The following summary, because it is a summary, may not contain all the information that may be important to you. This prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about the Company that is not included in, or delivered with this prospectus. Before making an investment, you should read the entire prospectus carefully. You should also carefully read the risks of investing discussed under “Risk Factors” and the financial statements included in our other filings with the SEC, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which we filed with the SEC on April 13, 2020. This information is incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you can obtain it from the SEC as described below under the headings “Where You Can Find Additional Information About Us” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”

We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. You may request a copy of these filings, excluding the exhibits to such filings which we have not specifically incorporated by reference in such filings, at no cost, by writing us at the following address: AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., 117 S. 4th Street, Neodesha, Kansas 66757. Our telephone number is (620) 325-6363.


The Offering

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) utilizing a shelf registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell any combination of:

common stock;
preferred stock;
debt securities, in one or more series;
warrants to purchase any of the securities listed above; and/or
units consisting of one or more of the foregoing.

in one or more offerings up to a total offering pricedollar amount of up to $5,850,000.$35,000,000.

 

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer a type or series ofsell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus that will contain specific information about the terms of the offering.

A prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus maythat specific offering and include a discussion of risksany risk factors or other special considerations applicablethat apply to us or the offeredthose securities. AThe prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any related prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, you must rely on the information in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. Please carefullyYou should read both this prospectus and the relatedany prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus in their entirety together with the additional information described under the heading "Where“Where You Can Find More Information"Additional Information About Us.”


Our Company

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (“AgEagle” or “the Company”) designs, produces and supports technologically-advanced small, unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs” or “drones”). In addition, providing new utility to UAVs, the Company pioneers and innovates advanced aerial imaging data collection and analytics technologies capable of addressing the impending food and environmental sustainability crises that threaten our planet. Historically, the Company’s daily efforts have focused on delivering the tools and strategies necessary to define and implement commercial drone construction and delivery, along with sustainability and precision farming solutions that solve important problems confronting the global agricultural industry. In fact, AgEagle has spent eight years serving customers, covering more than two million acres in this prospectus. This prospectus50 countries monitoring 53 different crops. AgEagle remains intent on earning distinction as a trusted partner to clients seeking to adopt and support productive agricultural approaches to better farming practices which limit the impact on our natural resources, reduce reliance on inputs and materially increase crop yields and profits.

In early 2019, AgEagle further expanded its marketing efforts to provide for the introduction ofParkView, its proprietary aerial imagery and data analytics platform, designed to support municipal, state and federal agencies charged with assessing and supporting sustainability initiatives involving public parks and recreation areas, also referred to as urban green spaces.

In the first half of 2019, the Company introducedHempOverview, a scalable, responsive and cost-effective Software-as-a-Solution (“SaaS”) web- and map-based technology platform to support the operations of domestic industrial hemp programs for state and tribal nation departments of agriculture, growers and processors – a solution that provides users with what the Company believes is the gold standard for regulatory oversight, operational assistance and reporting capabilities for the fast emerging industrial hemp industry.

The Company also designs, produces, distributes and supports technologically advanced small UAVs or drones that AgEagle offers for commercial sale to the precision agriculture industry. In addition to UAV sales, in late 2018, the Company introduced a new drone-leasing program, alleviating farmers and agribusinesses from significant upfront costs associated with purchasing a drone, while also relieving them from ongoing drone maintenance and support requirements. Additionally, the new program provides the option of engaging a trained AgEagle pilot to operate the drone and manage the entire image collection process, creating a truly turnkey aerial imagery capture solution for its customers.

In the third quarter of 2019, AgEagle announced that it had begun to actively pursue expansion opportunities within the emerging Drone Logistics and Transportation market and revealed that it had received its first purchase orders from a major ecommerce company to manufacture and assemble UAVs designed to meet the critical specifications for drones that are meant to carry packaged goods in urban and suburban areas.

Central to the Company’s long-term growth strategy, AgEagle will continue to identify opportunities to leverage its proprietary technological platform and industry expertise to penetrate new, high growth market sectors that may benefit from the Company’s advanced aerial imagery-based data collection and analytics solutions.

Research and development activities are integral to our business and we follow a disciplined approach to investing our resources to create new technologies and solutions.

Our Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Business

Our first commercially available product was theAgEagle Classic, which was followed shortly thereafter by theRAPID System. As we improved and matured our product, we launched theRX-60 and subsequently our current UAV product, theRX-48. The success AgEagle has achieved with its legacy products, which the Company believes has carried over into the continued improvement of theRX-60 andRX-48, stems from AgEagle’s ability to invent and deliver advanced solutions utilizing its proprietary technologies and trade secrets that help farmers, agronomists and other precision agricultural professionals operate more effectively and efficiently. The Company’s core technological capabilities, developed over five years of research and innovation, include a lightweight laminated shell that allows the UAV platform to perform under challenging flying conditions, a camera with a Near Infrared (NIR) filter, a rugged foot launcher (RX-60), and high-end software that automates drone flights and provides geo-referenced data. All of AgEagle’s proprietary UAVs are electrically powered, weigh approximately six pounds fully loaded, are capable of flying over approximately 400 acres (roughly 60 minutes of airtime) per flight from their launch location, and are configured to carry a camera with an NIR filter that uses near infrared images to capture crop data. The Company’s leadership believes that these characteristics make its UAVs well suited for providing a complete aerial view of a farmer’s field to help precisely identify crop health and field conditions faster than any other method available.


The Company’s UAVs were initially specifically designed to help farmers increase profits by pinpointing areas where nutrients or chemicals need to be applied, as opposed to traditional widespread land application processes, thus decreasing input costs, reducing the amount of chemicals applied and potentially increasing yields. AgEagle’s products were designed for busy agriculture professionals who do not have the time to process images on their computers, which some of its competitors require. The software can automatically take pictures from the camera, stitch the photos together through the cloud, and deliver a geo-referenced, high quality aerial map to the user’s desktop or tablet device using specialty precision agriculture software such as SST Software, SMS Software or most other agricultural software solutions. The result is a prescription or zone map that can then be used in a field computer that is typically found in a sprayer or applicator designed to offerdrive through fields to precisely apply the amount of nutrients or sell any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplementchemicals required to continue or free writing prospectus.restore the production of healthy crops.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATIONIn addition to UAV sales, in late 2018, AgEagle introduced a new drone-leasing program, alleviating farmers and agribusinesses from significant upfront costs associated with purchasing a drone, while also relieving them from ongoing drone maintenance and support requirements. Additionally, the new program provides the option of engaging a trained AgEagle pilot to operate the drone and manage the entire image collection process, creating a truly turnkey aerial imagery capture solution for the Company’s customers.

Acquisition of Agribotix

In August 2018, we acquired certain assets of Agribotix, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“Agribotix”), which included Agribotix’s primary product,FarmLens™.Agribotix was engaged in the business of providing integrated agricultural drone solutions and drone-enabled software technologies and services for precision agriculture.

 

We file annual, quarterlybelieved that purchasing FarmLens,benefitted us and special reports, proxy statementsour shareholders by developing important vertically integrated products and services.FarmLens is a subscription cloud analytics service that processes data, primarily collected with a drone, such as those produced by AgEagle, and makes such data actionable by farmers and agronomists.FarmLensis currently sold by AgEagle as a subscription service and offered either standalone or in a bundle with drone platforms manufactured by leading drone providers like AgEagle, DJI and senseFly.

TheFarmLensplatform extends AgEagle’s reach as a business through key partnerships. In October 2018, AgEagle announced that it was expanding on Agribotix’s existing partnership with The Climate Corporation’sFieldView™platform, enabling farmers to share images fromFarmLens to theirFieldView accounts and compare them alongside other valuable metrics, including planting and yield data. To date,FarmLenshas processed agricultural imagery for approximately two million acres of crops and analyzed data for over 53 different crop types from over 50 countries around the world.

In December 2018, AgEagle unveiled its plans to develop aFarmLens Mobile app, extending the numerous benefits of theFarmLensplatform to mobile devices. TheFarmLens Mobile app was commercially launched in 2019 and is now available for download on any iPhone, iPad or Android device.

HempOverview

As one of the agriculture industry’s leading pioneers of advanced aerial-image-based data collection and analytics solutions, AgEagle is intent on leveraging our expertise to champion the use of proven, advanced web- and map-based technologies as a means to streamline and ultimately standardize hemp cultivation in the United States. Growers need to be registered/permitted; crops need to be monitored and inspected; and enforcement operations must be established to ensure compliance with state and federal mandates. Through the introduction ofHempOverview, AgEagle represents the first agriculture technology company to its knowledge to bring to market an advanced agtech solution that is designed to meet the unique complexities and vigorous oversight, compliance and enforcement demands of the emerging American hemp industry and the unique needs and demands of its key stakeholders.


Commercial Drone Package Delivery

Over the past year, there has been a surge of prominent companies, including Alphabet (Google), FedEx, Intel, Qualcomm, Amazon, Target, Walmart, Alibaba, UPS, 7-Eleven, Uber and many others, actively developing commercial drone delivery service initiatives as part of their long-term strategic plans. These companies intend to leverage the latest in UAV technologies to deliver food, consumer products, medicines and other informationtypes of lightweight freight direct to consumers and businesses in the fastest, most cost efficient and environmentally responsible manner possible – a practical alternative to costly auto transport.

AgEagle’s proven expertise in manufacturing rugged, reliable and professional grade UAVs makes the Company a logical partner for designing, manufacturing and testing drone platforms in the fast growing package delivery market – a market forecasted by ResearchandMarkets will climb to $11.2 billion by 2022 and subsequently rise to $29.06 billion by 2027. The anticipated growth of the industry is expected to be largely fueled by the high usage of drones in the ecommerce industry for delivery of products in rural areas, where automotive transport vehicles cannot readily reach or where deliveries take longer time to arrive.

In September 2019, the Company announced that it was actively pursuing expansion opportunities within the Drone Logistics and Transportation market, and reported that it had received its first purchase order from a major unnamed ecommerce company to manufacture and assemble UAVs designed to meet the critical specifications for drones that are meant to carry goods in urban and suburban areas. AgEagle is currently working in close collaboration with this new customer on its tethered test flight operations and ongoing development. In association with the SEC. You may readinitial purchase order, AgEagle recorded its first revenues in the second half of 2019 and copy any reports, statements or other informationwill recognize additional revenues from the project in the first quarter of 2020.

Sustainability Platform

The negative impact of agriculture on both the environment and society has been widely documented with unsustainable farming practices serving to confound land conversion and habitat loss, wasteful water consumption, soil erosion and degradation, pollution and climate change. It has been reported that we file atagricultural production is believed to be responsible for 70% of river and stream pollution from chemicals, silt and animal waste (source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the SEC's public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DistrictUnited Nations). Moreover, agriculture is the largest consumer of Columbia 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330Earth’s available freshwater: 70% of withdrawals from watercourses and groundwater are for agricultural usage, three times more than 50 years ago. By 2050, the global water demand of agriculture is estimated to increase by a further 19% due to irrigational needs (source: GlobalAgriculture.org).

Left unchecked, many believe that farming practiced without care presents the greatest global threat to species and ecosystems, especially given that demand for more information on the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also availablefood - and healthier food - is rising exponentially. According to the World Resources Institute, our planet will need 70 percent more food to feed a global population of 9.6 billion by 2050. In view of looming environmental and social crises facing the planet, both consumer packaged goods companies and their supply chain partners recognize the need ​to accelerate their shift towards greater transparency in their sustainability practices and policies as they assume greater responsibility for mitigating the use of chemicals in crop production and preserving natural resources.


ParkView Platform

Leveraging the underlying imaging technology and robust analytics capabilities of AgEagle’sFarmLensplatform, AgEagle announced the formal market introduction of itsParkView solution in March 2019.ParkView is a proprietary aerial imagery and data analytics platform designed specifically for assessing and supporting sustainability initiatives involving municipal, state and federal public from commercial retrieval servicesparks and at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.recreation areas. The reports and other information filed by usCompany further announced that it won its firstParkViewcustomer with the SECsigning of Denver Parks and Recreation (“DPR”) in Denver, Colorado. DPR will utilizeParkView to better inform vegetative maintenance and natural resource preservation for its green infrastructure, comprising more than 6,000 acres of public green space within the city limits. AgEagle’s staff was also contracted to provide DPR with in-depth training on best management practices for UAV operations in a municipal setting.Research has shown that urban green infrastructure can materially improve water quality and conservation, attract investment, revive distressed neighborhoods, encourage redevelopment and provide outdoor recreational opportunities for cities of all scope and sizes worldwide, thus effectively helping to align social, economic, public health and environmental goals.

Our principal executive offices are also availablelocated at 117 S. 4th Street, Neodesha, Kansas 66757 and our website. Thetelephone number is (620) 325-6363. Our website address of the Company's website is www.enerjexresources.comhttp://www.ageagle.com. Information contained on, our website or that can be accessed through our website is not incorporated by reference intointended to constitute and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this prospectus.

 


INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCERISK FACTORS

 

The SEC allows us to incorporate information into this prospectus "by reference," which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document that we file separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, except for any information superseded by information contained directly in this prospectus. These documents contain important information about the Company and its financial condition, business and results.

We are incorporating by reference the Company's filings listed below and any additional documents that we may file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") on or after the date hereof and prior to the termination of any offering, except we are not incorporating by reference any information furnished (but not filed) under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K and corresponding information furnished under Item 9.01 as an exhibit thereto:

·the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (the "2013 Form 10-K"), filed with the SEC on March 28, 2014;
·the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2014 and August 13, 2014;
·the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on July 23, 2014;
·the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2014, May 27, 2014, June 2, 2014, June 3, 2014, June 13, 2014, June 17, 2014, June 17, 2014, June 20, 2014, June 23, 2013, July 21, 2014, August 15, 2014 and August 25, 2014 (except that any portions thereof which are furnished and not filed shall not be deemed incorporated);
·the description of our common stock contained in our Form 8-A filed on June 12, 2014, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating the description; and
·the description of our 10% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock contained in our Form 8-A filed on June 13, 2014, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating the description.

We will provide, without charge, to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered a copy of any and all of the documents referred to herein that are summarized in this prospectus, if such person makes a written or oral request directed to:

EnerJex Resources, Inc.

4040 Broadway, Suite 508

San Antonio, TX 78209

Attn: Robert G. Watson, Jr.

(210) 451-5545

Exhibits to the filings will not be sent, however, unless those exhibits have specifically been incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement.

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements in this prospectus, other than statements of historical facts, which address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including such things as future capital expenditures, growth, product development, sales, business strategy and other similar matters are forward-looking statements. You can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions or phrases. These forward-looking statements are based largely on our current expectations and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements set forth herein as a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, our products’ current state of development, the need for additional financing, changes in our business strategy, competition in various aspects of our business, the risks described under “Risk Factors” beginning on page[   ] of this prospectus and other risks detailed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. In light of these risks and uncertainties, all of the forward-looking statements made herein are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.

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ABOUT ENERJEX RESOURCES, INC.

We operate as an independent exploration and production company focused on the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties located in the mid-continent region of the United States.

Our primary business objective is to increase our oil and natural gas production, reserves, and cash flow in a manner that is accretive for our shareholders by acquiring and developing properties that have low production decline rates and offer abundant drilling opportunities with low risk profiles.

We drilled 48 oil wells in 2013 with a 100% success rate, and our ratio of proved reserves to production is 32.8 years based on our annualized production volumes for the three months ended December 31, 2013. For the six months ended March 31, 2014, we reactivated multiple oil and natural gas wells in our Adena Field Project and initiated natural gas production under a new sales contract. In addition, we successfully completed workovers on eight natural gas wells in our Niobrara Project.

As of June 30, 2014, we owned oil and natural gas leases covering more than 90,000 net acres in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and Texas, of which approximately 64% is held by production. We have identified more than 500 drilling locations on this acreage from which we expect to recover commercial quantities of oil and natural gas.

Our total net proved oil and natural gas reserves as of December 31, 2013 were 5.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (Boe), of which 77% was oil. Of the 5.8 million Boe of total proved reserves, approximately 49% were classified as proved developed producing, approximately 17% were classified as proved developed non-producing, and approximately 34% were classified as proved undeveloped. The total PV10 (present value) of our proved reserves as of December 31, 2013 was $102.4 million.

The principal elements of our business strategy are to:

·Develop Our Existing Properties. We plan to increase our oil and natural gas production, reserves, and cash flow by developing our extensive inventory of drilling locations that we have identified on our existing properties.

·Maximize Operational Control. We seek to operate and maintain a substantial working interest in the majority of our properties. We believe the ability to control our drilling inventory will provide us with the opportunity to more efficiently allocate capital, manage resources, control operating and development costs, and utilize our experience and knowledge of oil and gas field technologies.

·Pursue Selective Acquisitions and Joint Ventures. We believe our local presence in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and Texas makes us well-positioned to pursue selected acquisitions and joint venture arrangements.

·Reduce Unit Costs Through Economies of Scale and Efficient Operations. As we increase our oil and natural gas production and develop our existing properties, we expect that our unit cost structure will benefit from economies of scale. In particular, we anticipate reducing unit costs through greater utilization of our existing infrastructure over a larger number of wells.

·Reduce Oil Price Risk. We seek to minimize the risk to our business of a decline in future oil prices by entering into derivative or physical hedging arrangements with respect to a portion of our anticipated future oil production.

We were formerly known as Millennium Plastics Corporation and were incorporated in the State of Nevada on March 31, 1999. We abandoned a prior business plan focusing on the development of biodegradable plastic materials. In August 2006, we acquired Midwest Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation, pursuant to a reverse merger. After the merger, Midwest Energy became a wholly owned subsidiary, and as a result of the merger the former Midwest Energy stockholders controlled approximately 98% of our outstanding shares of common stock. We changed our name to EnerJex Resources, Inc. in connection with the merger, and in November 2007 we changed the name of Midwest Energy (now our wholly owned subsidiary) to EnerJex Kansas, Inc. All of our current operations are conducted through EnerJex Kansas, Inc., Black Raven Energy, Inc., and Black Sable Energy, LLC, and our leasehold interests are held in our wholly owned subsidiaries Black Raven Energy, Inc., Adena, LLC, Black Sable Energy, LLC, Working Interest, LLC, and EnerJex Kansas, Inc.

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RISK FACTORS

An investmentInvesting in our securities involves risk. The prospectus supplement applicable to a high degreeparticular offering of risk.securities will contain a discussion of the risks applicable to an investment in the Company and to the particular types of securities that we are offering under that prospectus supplement. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described below, as well asunder “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement and the risks described under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013filed on April 13, 2020, and any updates to our risk factors in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, together with all of the other filings we make with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14information appearing in or 15(d)incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, in light of the Exchange Act, which we have incorporated herein by reference.your particular investment objectives and financial circumstances. Our business, financial condition or results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks, and the market orrisks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks. risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, including the documents that we incorporate by reference, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets or future development and/or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Any forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties known and unknown that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.

In addition, pleasesome cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “should”, “could” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Any forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the risk factors described herein and those included in any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any document incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

You should read "Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements"this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents that we reference herein and therein and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we concurrently expect. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, where we describe additional uncertainties associated with our businessany accompanying prospectus supplement and any document incorporated herein by reference is accurate as of its date only. Because the risk factors referred to above could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements included or incorporatedmade by reference in this prospectus. Please note that additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business and operations.

Declining economic conditions and worsening geopolitical conditions could negatively impact our business

Our operations are affected by local, national and worldwide economic conditions.  Markets in the United States and elsewhere have been experiencing extreme volatility and disruption for more than 5 years, due in part to the financial stresses affecting the liquidity of the banking system and the financial markets generally.   The consequences of a potential or prolonged recession may include a lower level of economic activity and uncertainty regarding energy prices and the capital and commodity markets.

In addition, actual and attempted terrorist attacks in the United States, Middle East, Southeast Asia and Europe, and war or armed hostilities in the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, North Africa, Iran, North Korea or elsewhere, or the fear of such events, could further exacerbate the volatility and disruption to the financial markets and economy.

While the ultimate outcome and impact of the current economic conditions cannot be predicted, a lower level of economic activity might result in a decline in energy consumption, which may materially adversely affect the price of oil and gas, our revenues, liquidity and future growth.  Instability in the financial markets, as a result of recession or otherwise, also may affect the cost of capital and our ability to raise capital.

The oil and natural gas business involves numerous uncertainties and operating risks that can prevent us from realizing profits and can cause substantial losses.

Our development, exploitation and exploration activities may be unsuccessful for many reasons, including weather, cost overruns, equipment shortages and mechanical difficulties. Moreover, the successful drilling of a well does not ensure a profit on investment. A variety of factors, both geological and market-related, can cause a well to become uneconomical or only marginally economical. In addition to their cost, unsuccessful wells can hurt our efforts to replace reserves.

The oil and natural gas business involves a variety of operating risks, including:

·unexpected operational events and/or conditions;
·reductions in oil and natural gas prices;
·limitations in the market for oil and natural gas;
·adverse weather conditions;
·facility or equipment malfunctions;
·title problems;
·oil and gas quality issues;
·pipe, casing, cement or pipeline failures;
·natural disasters;
·fires, explosions, blowouts, surface cratering, pollution and other risks or accidents;
·environmental hazards, such as oil spills, pipeline ruptures and discharges of toxic gases;
·compliance with environmental and other governmental requirements; and
·uncontrollable flows of oil or natural gas or well fluids.

If we experience any of these problems, it could affect well bores, gathering systems and processing facilities, which could adversely affect our ability to conduct operations. We could also incur substantial losses as a result of:

·injury or loss of life;
·severe damage to and destruction of property, natural resources and equipment;
·pollution and other environmental damage;
·clean-up responsibilities;
·regulatory investigation and penalties;
·suspension of our operations; and
·repairs to resume operations.

Because we use third-party drilling contractors to drill our wells, we may not realize the full benefit of worker compensation laws in dealing with their employees. Our insurance does not protect us against all operational risks. We do not carry business interruption insurance at levels that would provide enough funds for us to continue operating without access to other funds. For some risks, we may not obtain insurance if we believe the cost of available insurance is excessive relative to the risks presented. In addition, pollution and environmental risks generally are not fully insurable. If a significant accident or other event occurs and is not fully covered by insurance, it could impact our operations enough to force us to cease our operations.

Drilling wells is speculative, and any material inaccuracies in our forecasted drilling costs, estimates or underlying assumptions will materially affect our business.

Developing and exploring for oil and natural gas involves a high degree of operational and financial risk, which precludes definitive statements as to the time required and costs involved in reaching certain objectives. The budgeted costs of drilling, completing and operating wells are often exceeded and can increase significantly when drilling costs rise due to a tightening in the supply of various types of oilfield equipment and related services. Drilling may be unsuccessful for many reasons, including geological conditions, weather, cost overruns, equipment shortages and mechanical difficulties. Moreover, the successful drilling of an oil or gas well does not ensure a profit on investment. Exploratory wells bear a much greater risk of loss than development wells. Substantially all of EnerJex's wells drilled through March 31, 2014 have been development wells, while a majority of the wells drilled by Black Raven have been considered by Black Raven to be development wells. A variety of factors, both geological and market-related, can cause a well to become uneconomical or only marginally economic. Our initial drilling and development sites, and any potential additional sites that may be developed, require significant additional exploration and development, regulatory approval and commitments of resources prior to commercial development. If our actual drilling and development costs are significantly more than our estimated costs, we may not be able to continue our business operations as proposed and would be forced to modify our plan of operation.

Development of our reserves, when established, may not occur as scheduled and the actual results may not be as anticipated. Drilling activity and lack of access to economically acceptable capital may result in downward adjustments in reserves or higher than anticipated costs. Our estimates will be based on various assumptions, including assumptions over which we have no control and assumptions required by the SEC relating to oil and gas prices, drilling and operating expenses, capital expenditures, taxes and availability of funds. We have limited control over our operations that affect, among other things, acquisitions and dispositions of properties, availability of funds, use of applicable technologies, hydrocarbon recovery efficiency, drainage volume and production decline rates that are part of these estimates and assumptions and any variance in our operations that affects these items within our control may have a material effect on reserves.  The process of estimating our oil and gas reserves is extremely complex, and requires significant decisions and assumptions in the evaluation of available geological, geophysical, engineering and economic data for each reservoir. Our estimates may not be reliable enough to allow us to be successful in our intended business operations. Our actual production, revenues, taxes, development expenditures and operating expenses will likely vary from those anticipated. These variances may be material.

Unless we replace our oil and natural gas reserves, our reserves and production will decline, which would adversely affect our cash flows and income.

Unless we conduct successful development, exploitation and exploration activities or acquire properties containing proved reserves, our proved reserves will decline as those reserves are produced. Producing oil and gas reservoirs generally are characterized by declining production rates that vary depending upon reservoir characteristics and other factors. Our future oil and gas production, and, therefore our cash flow and income, are highly dependent on our success in efficiently developing and exploiting our current reserves and economically finding or acquiring additional recoverable reserves. We may be unable to make such acquisitions because we are:

·unable to identify attractive acquisition candidates or negotiate acceptable purchase contracts with them;
·unable to obtain financing for these acquisitions on economically acceptable terms; or
·outbid by competitors.

If we are unable to develop, exploit, find or acquire additional reserves to replace our current and future production, our cash flow and income will decline as production declines, until our existing properties would be incapable of sustaining commercial production.

Our decision to acquire a property will depend in part on the evaluation of data obtained from production reports and engineering studies, geophysical and geological analyses and seismic and other information, the results of which are often incomplete or inconclusive.

Our reviews of acquired properties can be inherently incomplete because it is not always feasible to perform an in-depth review of the individual properties involved in each acquisition. Even a detailed review of records and properties may not necessarily reveal existing or potential problems, nor will it permit a buyer to become sufficiently familiar with the properties to assess fully their deficiencies and potential. Inspections may not always be performed on every well, and environmental problems, such as ground water contamination, plugging or orphaned well liability are not necessarily observable even when an inspection is undertaken.

We must obtain governmental permits and approvals for drilling operations, which can result in delays in our operations, be a costly and time consuming process, and result in restrictions on our operations.

Regulatory authorities exercise considerable discretion in the timing and scope of well drilling permit issuances in the region in which we operate. Compliance with the requirements imposed by these authorities can be costly and time consuming and may result in delays in the commencement or continuation of our exploration or production operations and/or fines. Regulatory or legal actions in the future may materially interfere with our operations or otherwise have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, we are often required to prepare and present to federal, state or local authorities data pertaining to the effect or impact that a proposed project may have on the environment, threatened and endangered species, and cultural and archaeological artifacts. Accordingly, the well drilling permits we need may not be issued, or if issued, may not be issued in a timely fashion, or may involve requirements that restrict our ability to conduct our operations or to do so profitably.

Cost and availability of drilling rigs, equipment, supplies, personnel and other services could adversely affect our ability to execute on a timely basis our development, exploitation and exploration plans.

Shortages or an increase in cost of drilling rigs, equipment, supplies or personnel could delay or interrupt our operations, which could impact our financial condition and results of operations. Drilling activity in the geographic areas in which we conduct drilling activities may increase, which would lead to increases in associated costs, including those related to drilling rigs, equipment, supplies and personnel and the services and products of other vendors to the industry. Increased drilling activity in these areas may also decrease the availability of rigs. We do not have any contracts for drilling rigs and drilling rigs may not be readily available when we need them. Drilling and other costs may increase further and necessary equipment and services may not be available to us at economical prices.


Our exposure to possible leasehold defects and potential title failure could materially adversely impact our ability to conduct drilling operations.

We obtain the right and access to properties for drilling by obtaining oil and natural gas leases either directly from the hydrocarbon owner, or through a third party that owns the lease. The leases may be taken or assigned to us without title insurance. There is a risk of title failure with respect to such leases, and such title failures could materially adversely impact our business by causing us to be unable to access properties to conduct drilling operations.

We operate in a highly competitive environment and our competitors may have greater resources than do we.

The oil and natural gas industry is intensely competitive and we compete with other companies, many of which are larger and have greater financial, technological, human and other resources. Many of these companies not only explore for and produce crude oil and/or natural gas, but also carry on refining operations and market petroleum and other products on a regional, national or worldwide basis. Such companies may be able to pay more for productive oil and properties and exploratory prospects or define, evaluate, bid for and purchase a greater number of properties and prospects than our financial or human resources permit. In addition, such companies may have a greater ability to continue exploration activities during periods of low oil and gas market prices. Our ability to acquire additional properties and to discover reserves in the future will be dependent upon our ability to evaluate and select suitable properties and to consummate transactions in a highly competitive environment. If we are unable to compete, our operating results and financial position may be adversely affected.

Oil and natural gas prices are volatile. Future volatility may cause negative change in our cash flows which may result in our inability to cover our operating or capital expenditures.

Our future revenues, profitability, future growth and the carrying value of our properties is anticipated to depend substantially on the prices we may realize for our oil and natural gas production. Our realized prices may also affect the amount of cash flow available for operating or capital expenditures and our ability to borrow and raise additional capital.

Oil and natural gas prices are subject to wide fluctuations in response to relatively minor changes in or perceptions regarding supply and demand. Historically, the markets for oil and natural gas have been volatile, and they are likely to continue to be volatile in the future. Among the factors that can cause this volatility are:

·Commodities speculators;
·local, national and worldwide economic conditions;
·worldwide or regional demand for energy, which is affected by economic conditions;
·the domestic and foreign supply of oil and gas;
·weather conditions;
·natural disasters;
·acts of terrorism;
·domestic and foreign governmental regulations and taxation;
·political and economic conditions in oil producing countries, including those in the Middle East and South America;
·impact of the U.S. dollar exchange rates on oil prices;
·the availability of refining capacity;
·actions of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, and other state controlled oil companies relating to oil price and production controls; and
·the price and availability of other fuels.

It is impossible to predict oil and gas price movements with certainty. A drop in prices may not only decrease our future revenues on a per unit basis but also may reduce the amount of oil and gas that we can produce economically. A substantial or extended decline in oil and gas prices may materially and adversely affect our future business enough to force us to cease our business operations. In addition, our reserves, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and ability to finance and execute planned capital expenditures will also suffer in such a price decline.

Lower prices for oil and natural gas reduce demand for our services and could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and profitability.

Benchmark crude prices peaked at over $140 per barrel in July 2008 and then declined to approximately $92 per barrel at year-end 2012. During 2013, the benchmark for crude prices fluctuated between $85 per barrel and $110 per barrel. Demand for our services depends on oil and natural gas industry activity and expenditure levels that are directly affected by trends in oil and natural gas prices. In addition, demand for our services is particularly sensitive to the level of exploration, development and production activity of and the corresponding capital spending by, oil and natural gas companies. Any prolonged reduction in oil and natural gas prices could depress the near-term levels of exploration, development, and production activity. Perceptions of longer-term lower oil and natural gas prices by oil and natural gas companies could similarly reduce or defer major expenditures given the long-term nature of many large-scale development projects. Lower levels of activity result in a corresponding decline in the demand for our services, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and profitability. Additionally, these factors may adversely impact our financial position if they are determined to cause an impairment of our long-lived assets.

Our business is affected by local, national and worldwide economic conditions and the condition of the oil and natural gas industry.

Recent economic data indicates the rate of economic growth worldwide has declined significantly from the growth rates experienced in recent years. Current economic conditions have resulted in uncertainty regarding energy and commodity prices. In addition, future economic conditions may cause many oil and natural gas production companies to further reduce or delay expenditures in order to reduce costs, which in turn may cause a further reduction in the demand for drilling services. If conditions worsen, our business and financial condition may be adversely impacted.

Our business involves numerous operating hazards, and our insurance and contractual indemnity rights may not be adequate to cover our losses.

Our operations are subject to the usual hazards inherent in the drilling and operation of oil and natural gas wells, such as blowouts, reservoir damage, loss of production, loss of well control, punch throughs, craterings, fires and pollution. The occurrence of these events could result in the suspension of drilling or production operations, claims by the operator and others affected by such events, severe damage to, or destruction of, the property and equipment involved, injury or death to drilling personnel, environmental damage and increased insurance costs. We may also be subject to personal injury and other claims of drilling personnel as a result of our drilling operations. Operations also may be suspended because of machinery breakdowns, abnormal operating conditions, failure of subcontractors to perform or supply goods or services and personnel shortages.

Damage to the environment could result from our operations, particularly through oil spillage or extensive uncontrolled fires. We may also be subject to property, environmental and other damage claims by host governments, oil and natural gas companies and other businesses operating offshore and in coastal areas, as well as claims by individuals living in or around coastal areas.

As is customary in our industry, the risks of our operations are partially covered by our insurance and partially by contractual indemnities from our customers. However, insurance policies and contractual rights to indemnity may not adequately cover losses, and we may not have insurance coverage or rights to indemnity for all risks. Moreover, pollution and environmental risks generally are not fully insurable. If a significant accident or other event resulting in damage to our drilling units, including severe weather, terrorist acts, war, civil disturbances, pollution or environmental damage, occurs and is not fully covered by insurance or a recoverable indemnity from a customer, it could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Our business is subject to numerous governmental laws and regulations, including those that may impose significant costs and liability on us for environmental and natural resource damages.

Many aspects of our operations are affected by governmental laws and regulations that may relate directly or indirectly to the contract drilling industry, including those requiring us to control the discharge of oil and other contaminants into the environment or otherwise relating to environmental protection. Countries where we currently operate have environmental laws and regulations covering the discharge of oil and other contaminants and protection of the environment in connection with operations. Additionally, our operations and activities in the United States and its territorial waters are subject to numerous environmental laws and regulations, including the Clean Water Act, the OPA, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Clean Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and MARPOL. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of administrative, civil and criminal penalties, the imposition of remedial obligations, the denial or revocation of permits or other authorizations and the issuance of injunctions that may limit or prohibit our operations.

Laws and regulations protecting the environment have become more stringent in recent years and may in certain circumstances impose strict liability, rendering us liable for environmental and natural resource damages without regard to negligence or fault on our part. These laws and regulations may expose us to liability for the conduct of, or conditions caused by, others or for acts that were in compliance with all applicable laws at the time the acts were performed. The application of these requirements, the modification of existing laws or regulations or the adoption of new laws or regulations relating to exploratory or development drilling for oil and natural gas could materially limit future contract drilling opportunities or materially increase our costs. In addition, we may be required to make significant capital expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations.

In addition, some financial institutions are imposing, as a condition to financing, requirements to comply with additional non-governmental environmental and social standards in connection with operations outside the United States, such as the Equator Principles, a credit risk management framework for determining, assessing and managing environmental and social risk in project finance transactions. Such additional standards could impose significant new costs on us, which may materially and adversely affect us.

Changes in U.S. federal laws and regulations, or in those of other jurisdictions where we operate, including those that may impose significant costs and liability on us for environmental and natural resource damages, may adversely affect our operations.

If the U.S. government amends or enacts new federal laws or regulations, our potential exposure to liability for operations and activities in the United States and its territorial waters may increase. Although the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 provides federal caps on liability for pollution or contamination, future laws and regulations may increase our liability for pollution or contamination resulting from any operations and activities that the Company may have in the United States and its territorial waters including punitive damages and administrative, civil and criminal penalties. Additionally, other jurisdictions where we operate have modified, or may in the future modify, their laws and regulations in a manner that would increase our liability for pollution and other environmental damage.

Our financial condition may be adversely affected if we are unable to identify and complete future acquisitions, fail to successfully integrate acquired assets or businesses we acquire, or are unable to obtain financing for acquisitions on acceptable terms.

The acquisition of assets or businesses that we believe to be complementary to our exploration and production operations is an important component of our business strategy. We believe that acquisition opportunities for EnerJex, such as the merger with Black Raven, may arise from time to time, and that any such acquisition could be significant. At any given time, discussions with one or more potential sellers may be at different stages. However, any such discussions may not result in the consummation of an acquisition transaction, and we may not be able to identify or complete any acquisitions. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that any announcement or consummation of an acquisition would have on the trading price of our securities. Our business is capital intensive and any such transactions could involve the payment by us of a substantial amount of cash. We may need to raise additional capital through public or private debt or equity financings to execute our growth strategy and to fund acquisitions. Adequate sources of capital may not be available when needed on favorable terms. If we raise additional capital by issuing additional equity securities, existing stockholders may be diluted. If our capital resources are insufficient at any time in the future, we may be unable to fund acquisitions, take advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could harm our business.

Any future acquisitions could present a number of risks, including:

·the risk of using management time and resources to pursue acquisitions that are not successfully completed;
·the risk of incorrect assumptions regarding the future results of acquired operations;
·the risk of failing to integrate the operations or management of any acquired operations or assets successfully and timely; and
·the risk of diversion of management's attention from existing operations or other priorities.

If we are unsuccessful in completing acquisitions of other operations or assets, our financial condition could be adversely affected and we may be unable to implement an important component of our business strategy successfully. In addition, if we are unsuccessful in integrating our acquisitions in a timely and cost-effective manner, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

The loss of some of our key executive officers and employees could negatively impact our business prospects.

Our future operational performance depends to a significant degree upon the continued service of key members of our management as well as marketing, sales and operations personnel. The loss of one or more of our key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business. We believe our future success will also depend in large part upon our ability to attract, retain and further motivate highly skilled management, marketing, sales and operations personnel. We may experience intense competition for personnel, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to retain key employees or that we will be successful in attracting, assimilating and retaining personnel in the future.

Failure to employ a sufficient number of skilled workers or an increase in labor costs could hurt our operations.

We require skilled personnel to operate and provide technical services to, and support for, our drilling units. In periods of increasing activity and when the number of operating units in our areas of operation increases, either because of new construction, re-activation of idle units or the mobilization of units into the region, shortages of qualified personnel could arise, creating upward pressure on wages and difficulty in staffing. The shortages of qualified personnel or the inability to obtain and retain qualified personnel also could negatively affect the quality and timeliness of our work. In addition, our ability to expand operations depends in part upon our ability to increase the size of the skilled labor force.

Risks Related to EnerJex

Ownership of our common stock is highly concentrated, and such concentration may prevent other stockholders from influencing significant corporate decisions and may result in conflicts of interest that could cause our stock price to decline.

EnerJex's directors and executive officers, together with their respective affiliates, beneficially own or control more than 50% of the Company (see the section entitled "Voting Securities" beginning on page 4 of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on July 23, 2014 for more information on the ownership of the Company). Accordingly, these directors, executive officers and their affiliates, acting individually or as a group, have substantial influence over the outcome of a corporate action requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets or any other significant corporate transaction. West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC ("WCOF"), which owns approximately 45% of our issued and outstanding voting securities, and Montecito Venture Partners, LLC ("MVP"), which owns approximately 6% of our issued and outstanding voting securities, are parties to an irrevocable voting and proxy agreement, by which MVP granted to WCOF a proxy to vote MVP's shares with regard to the election of our board of directors. That irrevocable voting and proxy agreement gives WCOF the power to elect a majority of the members of our board of directors. These stockholders also may exert influence in delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company, even if such change in control would benefit the other stockholders of the Company. In addition, the significant concentration of stock ownership may affect adversely the market value of EnerJex's common stock and Series A preferred stock due to investors' perception that conflicts of interest may exist or arise.

We are exempt from certain governance requirements applicable to other listed companies, and therefore our board will not consist of a majority of "independent directors," and our audit committee will not have three "independent" members.

The listing standards for the NYSE MKT on which our shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be listed for trading generally require that the boards of directors of listed companies consist of a majority of "independent directors," and that a listed company's audit committee must have three independent members. We are a "controlled company" because WCOF and MVP own more than 50% of our issued and outstanding voting securities and are parties to an irrevocable voting and proxy agreement that gives WCOF a proxy to vote MVP's shares, which will give WCOF control of the election of a majority of the members of our board of directors. As a result, we are exempt from the requirement that a majority of our directors be "independent directors." At present, only two of our five directors are "independent directors." In addition, because we are a "smaller reporting company," as such terms are used in the listing standards for the NYSE MKT, our audit committee is not required to have three independent members. At present, our audit committee consists of two persons, both of whom are independent directors.

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter and bylaws may prevent or frustrate attempts by stockholders to change the board of directors or management and could make a third-party acquisition of the company difficult.

Our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws, as amended, contain provisions that may discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other change in control that stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares. These provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock, and have a negative effect on the price at which shares of our Series A preferred stock will trade.

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We have sustained losses in the past, and our future profitability is subject to many risks inherent in the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry.

Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered in establishing and maintaining a business in the exploration and production industry. There is nothing conclusive at this time on which to base an assumption that our business operations will prove to be successful or that we will be able to operate profitably. Our future operating results will depend on many factors, including:

·the future prices of oil and gas;
·our ability to raise adequate capital;
·success of our development and exploration efforts;
·our ability to manage our operations cost effectively;
·effects of our hedging strategies;
·demand for oil and gas;
·the level of our competition;
·our ability to attract and maintain key management, employees and operators;
·transportation and processing fees on our facilities;
·fuel conservation measures;
·alternate fuel requirements or advancements;
·government regulation and taxation;
·technical advances in fuel economy and energy generation devices; and
·our ability to efficiently explore, develop and produce sufficient quantities of marketable oil and gas in a highly competitive and speculative environment while maintaining quality and controlling costs.

To achieve profitable operations, we must, alone or with others, successfully execute on the factors stated above, along with continually developing ways to enhance our production efforts. Despite our best efforts, we may not be successful in our development efforts or obtain required regulatory approvals. There is a possibility that some of our wells may never produce oil or gas in sustainable or economic quantities.

We will need additional capital in the future to finance our planned growth, which we may not be able to raise or may only be available on terms unfavorable to us or our stockholders, which may result in our inability to fund our working capital requirements and harm our operational results.

We have and expect to continue to have substantial capital expenditure and working capital needs. We will need to rely on cash flow from operations and borrowings under our credit facility or raise additional cash to fund our operations, pay outstanding long-term debt, fund our anticipated reserve replacement needs and implement our growth strategy, or respond to competitive pressures and/or perceived opportunities, such as investment, acquisition, exploration, work-over and development activities.

If low oil and gas prices, operating difficulties, constrained capital sources or other factors, many of which are beyond our control, cause our revenues or cash flows from operations to decrease, we may be limited in our ability to spend the capital necessary to complete our development, production exploitation and exploration programs. If our resources or cash flows do not satisfy our operational needs, we will require additional financing, in addition to anticipated cash generated from our operations, to fund our planned growth. Additional financing might not be available on terms favorable to us, or at all. If adequate funds were not available or were not available on acceptable terms, our ability to fund our operations, take advantage of opportunities, develop or enhance our business or otherwise respond to competitive pressures would be significantly limited. In such a capital restricted situation, we may curtail our acquisition, drilling, development, and exploration activities or be forced to sell some of our assets on an untimely or unfavorable basis.  Our current plans to address a drop in crude oil prices are to maintain hedges covering a portion of our expected future oil production and to reduce both capital and operating expenditures to a level equal to or below cash flow from operations.  However, our plans may not be successful in improving our results of operations and liquidity.

If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our stockholders would be reduced, and these newly issued securities might have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing stockholders, including rights that are senior to those of holders of our Series A preferred stock.

Approximately 34% of our total proved reserves as of December 31, 2013 consist of undeveloped reserves, and those reserves may not ultimately be developed or produced.

Our estimated total proved PV10 (present value) before tax of reserves as of December 31, 2013 was $102 million, versus $60.8 million as of December 31, 2012.   Of the 5.8 million net barrels of oil equivalent at December 31, 2013, approximately 49% are proved developed producing, approximately 17% are classified as proved developed non-producing and approximately 34% are classified as proved undeveloped.

Assuming we can obtain adequate capital resources, we plan to develop and produce all of our proved reserves, but ultimately some of these reserves may not be developed or produced. Furthermore, not all of our undeveloped reserves may be ultimately produced in the time periods we have planned, at the costs we have budgeted, or at all.

Because we face uncertainties in estimating proved recoverable reserves,behalf, you should not place undue reliance on such reserve information.

Our reserve estimates and the future net cash flows attributable to those reserves at December 31, 2013 were prepared by MHA Petroleum Consultants LLC, an independent petroleum consultant.  There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved reserves and cash flows from such reserves, including factors beyond our control and the control of these independent consultants and engineers. Reserve engineering is a subjective process of estimating underground accumulations of oil and gas that can be economically extracted, which cannot be measured in an exact manner. The accuracy of an estimate of quantities of reserves, or of cash flows attributable to these reserves, is a functionany forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the available data, assumptions regarding future oildate on which it is made, and gas prices, expenditures for future development and exploitation activities, and engineering and geological interpretation and judgment. Reserves and future cash flows may also be subjectwe undertake no obligation to material downwardupdate any forward-looking statement to reflect events or upward revisions based upon production history, development and exploitation activities and oil and gas prices. Actual future production, revenue, taxes, development expenditures, operating expenses, quantitiescircumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of recoverable reserves and value of cash flows from those reserves may vary significantly from the assumptions and estimates in our reserve reports. Any significant variance from these assumptions to actual figures could greatly affect our estimates of reserves, the economically recoverable quantities of oil and gas attributable to any particular group of properties, the classification of reserves based on risk of recovery, and estimates of the future net cash flows. In addition, reserve engineers may make different estimates of reserves and cash flows based on the same available data. The estimated quantities of proved reserves and the discounted present value of future net cash flows attributable to those reserves included in this report were prepared by MHA Petroleum Consultants LLC in accordance with rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and are not intended to represent the fair market value of such reserves.

The present value of future net cash flows from our proved reserves is not necessarily the same as the current market value of our estimated reserves. We base the estimated discounted future net cash flows from our proved reserves on prices and costs. However, actual future net cash flows from our oil and gas properties also will be affected byunanticipated events. New factors such as:

·geological conditions;
·assumptions governing future oil and gas prices;
·amount and timing of actual production;
·availability of funds;
·future operating and development costs;
·actual prices we receive for oil and gas;
·changes in government regulations and taxation; and
·capital costs of drilling new wells.

The timing of both our production and our incurrence of expenses in connection with the development and production of our properties will affect the timing of actual future net cash flows from proved reserves, and thus their actual present value. In addition, the 10% discount factor we use when calculating discounted future net cash flows may not be the most appropriate discount factor based on interest rates in effectemerge from time to time, and risks associated withit is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the oilextent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of the information presented in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and gas industry in general.any document incorporated herein by reference, and particularly our forward-looking statements, by these cautionary statements.

 

The differential between the New York Mercantile Exchange, or NYMEX, or other benchmark price of oil and gas and the wellhead price we receive could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The prices that we received for our oil and gas production in Kansas are typically based on a discount to the relevant benchmark prices, suchExcept as NYMEX, that are used for calculating hedge positions. In Texas, the prices that we receive for our oil and gas production are currently based on a premium to NYMEX. In Colorado, the prices that we receive for our oil and gas production are based upon a discount to NYMEX and the prices we receive for our natural gas production is based upon local market conditions but generally we receive a discount to Henry Hub. The difference between the benchmark price and the price we receive is called a differential. We cannot accurately predict oil and gas differentials. In recent years for example, production increases from competing Canadian and Rocky Mountain producers, in conjunction with limited refining and pipeline capacity from the Rocky Mountain area, have gradually widened this differential. Recent economic conditions, including volatilityotherwise provided in the price of oil and gas, have resulted in both increases and decreases in the differential between the benchmark price for oil and gas and the wellhead price we receive. These fluctuations could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows by decreasing the proceeds we receive for our oil and gas production in comparison to what we would receive if not for the differential.

In order to exploit successfully our current oil and gas leases and others that we acquire in the future, we will need to generate significant amounts of capital.

The oil and natural gas exploration, development and production business is a capital-intensive undertaking. In order for us to be successful in acquiring, investigating, developing, and producing oil and gas from our current mineral leases and other leases that we may acquire in the future, we will need to generate an amount of capital in excess of that generated from our results of operations. In order to generate that additional capital, we may need to obtain an expanded debt facility and issue additional shares of our equity securities. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in ether obtaining that expanded debt facility or issuing additional shares of our equity securities, and our inability to generate the needed additional capital may have a material adverse effect on our prospects and financial results of operations. If we are able to issue additional equity securities in order to generate such additional capital, then those issuances may occur at prices that represent discounts to our trading price, and will dilute the percentage ownership interest of those persons holding our shares prior to such issuances. Unless we are able to generate additional enterprise value with the proceeds of the sale of our equity securities, those issuances may adversely affect the value of our shares that are outstanding prior to those issuances.

A significant portion of our potential future reserves and our business plan depend upon secondary recovery techniques to establish production. There are significant risks associated with such techniques.

We anticipate that a significant portion of our future reserves and our business plan will be associated with secondary recovery projects that are either in the early stage of implementation or are scheduled for implementation subject to availability of capital. We anticipate that secondary recovery will affect our reserves and our business plan, and the exact project initiation dates and, by the very nature of waterflood operations, the exact completion dates of such projects are uncertain. In addition, the reserves and our business plan associated with these secondary recovery projects, as with any reserves, are estimates only, as the success of any development project, including these waterflood projects, cannot be ascertained in advance. If we are not successful in developing a significant portion of our reserves associated with secondary recovery methods, then the project may be uneconomic or generate less cash flow and reserves than we had estimated prior to investing the capital. Risks associated with secondary recovery techniques include, but are not limited to, the following:

·higher than projected operating costs;
·lower-than-expected production;
·longer response times;
·higher costs associated with obtaining capital;
·unusual or unexpected geological formations;
·fluctuations in oil and gas prices;
·regulatory changes;
·shortages of equipment; and
·lack of technical expertise.

If any of these risks occur, it could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Any acquisitions we complete are subject to considerable risk.

Even when we make acquisitions that we believe are good for our business, any acquisition involves potential risks, including, among other things:

·the validity of our assumptions about reserves, future production, revenues and costs, including synergies;
·an inability to integrate successfully the businesses we acquire;
·a decrease in our liquidity by using our available cash or borrowing capacity to finance acquisitions;
·a significant increase in our interest expense or financial leverage if we incur additional debt to finance acquisitions;
·the assumption of unknown liabilities, losses or costs for which we are not indemnified or for which our indemnity is inadequate;
·the diversion of management's attention from other business concerns;
·an inability to hire, train or retain qualified personnel to manage the acquired properties or assets;
·the incurrence of other significant charges, such as impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets, asset devaluation or
restructuring charges;
·unforeseen difficulties encountered in operating in new geographic or geological areas; and
·customer or key employee losses at the acquired businesses.

Due to our lack of geographic diversification, adverse developments in our operating areas would materially affect our business.

We currently only lease and operate oil and natural gas properties located in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and Texas. As a result of this concentration, we may be disproportionately exposed to the impact of delays or interruptions of production from these properties caused by significant governmental regulation, transportation capacity constraints, curtailment of production, natural disasters, adverse weather conditions or other events which impact this area.

We are not the operator of some of our properties and we have limited control over the activities on those properties.

We are not the operator of our Mississippian Project, and our dependence on the operator of this project limits our ability to influence or control the operation or future development of this project. Such limitations could materially adversely affect the realization of our targeted returns on capital related to exploration, drilling or production activities and lead to unexpected future costs.

We may suffer losses or incur liability for events for which we or the operator of a property have chosen not to obtain insurance.

Our operations are subject to hazards and risks inherent in producing and transporting oil and gas, such as fires, natural disasters, explosions, pipeline ruptures, spills, and acts of terrorism, all of which can result in the loss of hydrocarbons, environmental pollution, personal injury claims and other damage to our and others' properties. As protection against operating hazards, we maintain insurance coverage against some, but not all, potential losses. In addition, pollution and environmental risks generally are not fully insurable. As a result of market conditions, existing insurance policies may not be renewed and other desirable insurance may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. The occurrence of an event that is not covered, or not fully covered, by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our hedging activities could result in financial losses or could reduce our available funds or income and therefore adversely affect our financial position.

To achieve more predictable cash flow and to reduce our exposure to adverse fluctuations in the prices of oil and gas, we have entered into derivative contracts through June 30, 2016 for approximately 236,000 barrels of crude oil. The settlement of and the mark to market of these contracts could result in both realized and unrealized hedging losses. For the year ended December 31, 2013, we incurred realized and unrealized hedging losses of approximately $740,000. The extent of our commodity price exposure is related largely to the effectiveness and scope of our derivative activities. For example, the derivative instruments we may utilize may be based on posted market prices, which may differ significantly from the actual crude oil prices we realize in our operations.

Our actual future production may be significantly higher or lower than we estimate at the time we enter into derivative transactions for such period. If the actual amount is higher than we estimate, we will have greater commodity price exposure than we intended. If the actual amount is lower than the nominal amount that is subject to our derivative financial instruments, we might be forced to satisfy all or a portion of our derivative transactions without the benefit of the cash flow from our sale or purchase of the underlying physical commodity, resulting in a substantial diminution of our liquidity. As a result of these factors, our derivative activities may not be as effective as we intend in reducing the volatility of our cash flows, and in certain circumstances may actually increase the volatility of our cash flows. In addition, while we believe our existing derivative activities are with creditworthy counterparties, continued deterioration in the credit markets may cause a counterparty not to perform its obligation under the applicable derivative instrument or impact their willingness to enter into future transactions with us.

Our business depends in part on processing facilities owned by others. Any limitation in the availability of those facilities could interfere with our ability to market our oil and gas production and could harm our business.

The marketability of our oil and gas production will depend in part on the availability, proximity and capacity of pipelines and oil processing facilities. The amount of oil and gas that can be produced and sold is subject to curtailment in certain circumstances, such as pipeline interruptions due to scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, excessive pressure, physical damage or lack of available capacity on such systems. The curtailments arising from these and similar circumstances may last from a few days to several months. In many cases, we will be provided only with limited, if any, notice as to when these circumstances will arise and their duration. Any significant curtailment in pipeline capacity or the capacity of processing facilities could significantly reduce our ability to market our oil and gas production and could materially harm our business.

Our reserves are subject to the risk of depletion because many of our leases are in mature fields that have produced large quantities of oil and gas to date.

A significant portion of our operations are located in or near established fields in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and Texas. As a result, many of our leases are in, or directly offset, areas that have produced large quantities of oil and gas to date.  As such, our reserves may be negatively impacted by offsetting wells or previously drilled wells, which could significantly harm our business.

Our lease ownership may be diluted due to financing strategies we may employ in the future.

To accelerate our development efforts, we may take on working interest partners who will contribute to the costs of drilling and completion operations and then share in any cash flow derived from production. In addition, we may in the future, due to a lack of capital or other strategic reasons, establish joint venture partnerships or farm out all or part of our development efforts. These economic strategies may have a dilutive effect on our lease ownership and could significantly reduce our operating revenues.

We may face lease expirations on leases that are not currently held-by-production.

We have numerous leases that are not currently held-by-production, some of which have near term lease expirations and are likely to expire. Although we believe that we can maintain our most desirable leases by conducting drilling operations or by negotiating lease extensions, we can make no guarantee that we can maintain these leases.

We are subject to complex laws and regulations, including environmental regulations, which can adversely affect the cost, manner or feasibility of doing business.

Development, production and sale of oil and gas in the United States are subject to extensive laws and regulations, including environmental laws and regulations. We may be required to make large expenditures to comply with environmental and other governmental regulations. Matters subject to regulation include, but are not limited to:

·location and density of wells;
·the handling of drilling fluids and obtaining discharge permits for drilling operations;
·accounting for and payment of royalties on production from state, federal and Indian lands;
·bonds for ownership, development and production of oil and gas properties;
·transportation of oil and gas by pipelines;
·operation of wells and reports concerning operations; and
·taxation.

Under these laws and regulations, we could be liable for personal injuries, property damage, oil spills, discharge of hazardous materials, remediation and clean-up costs and other environmental damages. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations also may result in the suspension or termination of our operations and subject us to administrative, civil and criminal penalties. Moreover, these laws and regulations could change in ways that substantially increase our costs. Accordingly, any of these liabilities, penalties, suspensions, terminations or regulatory changes could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations enough to possibly force us to cease our business operations.

Our operations may expose us to significant costs and liabilities with respect to environmental, operational safety and other matters.

We may incur significant costs and liabilities as a result of environmental and safety requirements applicable to our oil and gas production activities. We may also be exposed to the risk of costs associated with Kansas Corporation Commission, the Texas Railroad Commission, and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, requirements to plug orphaned and abandoned wells on our oil and gas leases that were previously drilled by third parties. In addition, we may indemnify sellers or lessors of oil and gas properties for environmental liabilities they or their predecessors may have created. These costs and liabilities could arise under a wide range of federal, state and local environmental and safety laws and regulations, including regulations and enforcement policies, which have tended to become increasingly strict over time. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of administrative, civil and criminal penalties, imposition of cleanup and site restoration costs, liens and to a lesser extent, issuance of injunctions to limit or cease operations. In addition, claims for damages to persons or property may result from environmental and other impacts of our operations.

Strict, joint and several liability may be imposed under certain environmental laws, which could cause us to become liable for the conduct of others or for consequences of our own actions that were in compliance with all applicable laws at the time those actions were taken. New laws, regulations or enforcement policies could be more stringent and impose unforeseen liabilities or significantly increase compliance costs. If we are not able to recover the resulting costs through insurance or increased revenues, our ability to operate effectively could be adversely affected.

We may incur substantial write-downs of the carrying value of our oil and gas properties, which would adversely impact our earnings.

We review the carrying value of our oil and gas properties under the full-cost accounting rules of the SEC on a quarterly basis. This quarterly review is referred to as a ceiling test. Under the ceiling test, capitalized costs, less accumulated amortization and related deferred income taxes, may not exceed an amount equal to the sum of the present value of estimated future net revenues (adjusted for cash flow hedges) less estimated future expenditures to be incurred in developing and producing the proved reserves, less any related income tax effects. In calculating future net revenues, current prices and costs used are those as of the end of the appropriate quarterly period. Such prices are utilized except where different prices are fixed and determinable from applicable contracts for the remaining term of those contracts, including the effects of derivatives qualifying as cash flow hedges. Two primary factors impacting this test are reserve levels and current prices, and their associated impact on the present value of estimated future net revenues. Revisions to estimates of oil and gas reserves and/or an increase or decrease in prices can have a material impact on the present value of estimated future net revenues. Any excess of the net book value, less deferred income taxes, is generally written off as an expense. Under SEC regulations, the excess above the ceiling is not expensed (or is reduced) if, subsequent to the end of the period, but prior to the release of the financial statements, oil and gas prices increase sufficiently such that an excess above the ceiling would have been eliminated (or reduced) if the increased prices were used in the calculations.

Our ability to use net operating loss carryforwards to offset future taxable income may be subject to certain limitations.

We currently have net operating loss carryforwards that may be available to offset future taxable income. However, changes in the ownership of our stock (including certain transactions involving our stock that are outside of our control) could result (or may have already resulted) in an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which may significantly limit our ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards. To the extent an ownership change has occurred or were to occur in the future, it is possible that the limitations imposed on our ability to use pre-ownership change losses could cause a significant net increase in our U.S. federal income tax liability and could cause U.S. federal income taxes to be paid earlier than otherwise would be paid if such limitations were not in effect.

Failure to maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on the trading price of our common stock and Series A preferred stock.

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires our management to assess the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting and to provide a report by its registered independent public accounting firm addressing the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) provides a framework for companies to assess and improve their internal control systems. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective or if our registered independent public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal controls or identifies one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which in turn could have an adverse effect on the trading price of our common stock and Series A preferred stock. If we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, we may not be able to ensure that we can conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Failure to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could have an adverse effect on the trading price of our common stock and Series A preferred stock.

A small number of customers account for a significant portion of our revenues, and the loss of one or more of these customers could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We derive a significant portion of our revenues from a small number of customers. Our financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected if any one of these customers interrupts or curtails their activities, fail to pay for the services that have been performed, terminate their contracts, fail to renew their existing contracts or refuse to award new contracts and we are unable to enter into contracts with new customers on comparable terms. The loss of any of our significant customers could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We are exposed to the credit risks of our key customers, including certain affiliated companies, and certain other third parties, and nonpayment by these customers and other parties could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

We are subject to risks of loss resulting from nonpayment or nonperformance by our customers. Any material nonpayment or nonperformance by key customers and certain other third parties could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. If any key customers or other parties default on their obligations to us, our financial results and condition could be adversely affected. Furthermore, some of these customers and other parties may be highly leveraged and subject to their own operating and regulatory risks.

Our operations might be interrupted by the occurrence of a natural disaster or other catastrophic event.

Natural disasters or other catastrophic events could disrupt our operations or those of our strategic partners, contractors and vendors. We might suffer losses as a result of business interruptions that exceed the coverage available under our and our contractors' insurance policies or for which we or our contractors do not have coverage. Any natural disaster or catastrophic event could have a significant negative impact on our operations and financial results, and could delay our efforts to identify and execute any strategic opportunities.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless we specify otherwise in a prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from ourthe sale of the securities undercovered by this prospectus for general corporate purposes, which may include, making additionsbut is not limited to, our working capital, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures and acquisitions of new technologies or businesses. The precise amount, use and timing of the application of such proceeds will depend upon our funding future acquisitions, or for anyrequirements and the availability and cost of other purpose we describecapital. Additional information on the use of net proceeds from an offering of securities covered by this prospectus may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.supplement relating to the specific offering.

 


DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

 

The descriptions of the securities contained in this prospectus, together with any applicable prospectus supplement, summarize all the material terms and provisions of the various types of securities that we may offer. TheWe will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering the specific terms of the securities offered by any prospectus supplement will be described in that prospectus supplement. If indicatedWe will indicate in anthe applicable prospectus supplement if the terms of the securities may differ from the terms we have summarized below. An applicableWe will also include in the prospectus supplement will also contain information, where applicable, about material U.S.United States federal income tax considerations relating to the securities, and the securities exchange, if any, on which the securities will be listed.securities.

 

We may sell from time to time, in one or more offerings:

 

common stock;
preferred stock;
warrants; or
units.

If we issue securities at a discount from their original stated principal or liquidation amount, then, for purposes of calculating the total dollar amount of all securities issued under this prospectus, we will treat the initial offering price of the securities as the total original principal or liquidation amount of the securities.

shares of our common stock;
debt securities, in one or more series;
shares of our preferred stock;
warrants to purchase any of the securities listed above; and/or
units consisting of one or more of the foregoing.

 

This prospectus may not be used to sellconsummate a sale of securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

 

DescriptionCapital Stock

General

The following description of Capitalcommon stock and preferred stock, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the common stock and preferred stock that we may offer under this prospectus but is not complete. For the complete terms of our common stock and preferred stock, please refer to our articles of incorporation, as may be amended from time to time, any certificates of designation for our preferred stock, and our bylaws, as amended from time to time. The Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) may also affect the terms of these securities. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any future common stock or preferred stock that we may offer, we will describe the specific terms of any series of these securities in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we so indicate in a prospectus supplement, the terms of any common stock or preferred stock we offer under that prospectus supplement may differ from the terms we describe below.

Our authorized capital stock consists of 275,000,000 shares, consisting of 250,000,000 shares of common stock par value $.001 per share, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share of which [2,000 shares have been designated as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock all of which are outstanding]. The authorized and unissued shares of common stock and the authorized and undesignated shares of preferred stock are available for issuance without further action by our stockholders, unless such action is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which our securities may be listed. Unless approval of our stockholders is so required, our board of directors will not seek stockholder approval for the issuance and sale of our common stock or preferred stock.

 

Common Stock

 

For all matters submitted to a voteAs of EnerJex stockholders, eachJune 11, 2020, there were 43,618,119 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. Each holder of EnerJexshares of common stock is entitled to one vote per share at stockholders’ meetings.

Dividend Rights

Subject to the rights of the holders of preferred stock, as discussed below, the holders of outstanding common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available at the times and in the amounts that the Board of Directors may determine.


Voting Rights

Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each share registered in the holder's name on EnerJex's books. EnerJexof common stock doesheld on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Cumulative voting for the election of directors is not have cumulative voting rights. The holdersprovided for in our articles of incorporation, as amended and restated. Any action other than the election of directors shall be authorized by a majority of the sharesvotes cast, except where the NRS prescribes a different percentage of EnerJex common stock can elect allvotes and/or exercise of the directors standing for election. Subject to limitations under Nevada law and preferences that may be applicable to any then outstanding preferred stock, holders of EnerJex common stock are entitled to receive ratably those dividends, if any, as may be declared by the EnerJex board of directors out of legally available funds. Upon the liquidation, dissolutionvoting power.

No Preemptive or winding up of EnerJex, the holders of EnerJex common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of EnerJex's debts and other liabilities, subject to the prior rights of any preferred stock then outstanding. All shares of outstanding EnerJex common stock are fully paid and nonassessable. Similar Rights

Holders of EnerJexour common stock do not have preemptive or subscription rights, and they have no right to convert their EnerJex common stock into any other securities. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the EnerJex common stock. The rights, preferences and privilegesshares of the holders of EnerJexour common stock are subjectnot convertible or redeemable.

Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, which EnerJex may designate inas discussed below, upon our dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, our assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders are distributable ratably among the future. EnerJex's articlesholders of incorporation and bylaws do not restrict the ability of a holder of EnerJex common stock to transfer the holder's shares of EnerJex common stock.

Our common stock is currently quoted on the NYSE MKT under the trading symbol “ENRJ” and our Series A preferred stock is currently quoted on the NYSE MKT under the trading symbol “ENRJPR”.

 

Preferred Stock

 

The EnerJex board of directors isWe have 25,000,000 authorized without approval of EnerJex stockholders subject to any limitations prescribed by law, to issue up to an aggregate of 25 million shares of preferred stock in one or morepar value $0.001 per share, of which 2,000 shares have been designated as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock all of which are outstanding. We have no other series of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

Our board of directors may also divide the shares of preferred stock into series and to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed uponof the preferred stock, includingsuch as the designation of series and the number of shares constituting such series, dividend rights, redemption and sinking fund provisions, liquidation and dissolution preferences, conversion or exchange rights and voting rights, if any. Issuance of preferred stock by our board of directors will result in such shares having dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges andand/or liquidation preferences. Thepreferences senior to the rights of the holders of EnerJexour common stock and Series A preferred stock (withcould dilute the prior approvalvoting rights of the holders of our common stock. Once designated by our board of directors, each series of preferred stock will have specific financial and other terms that will be described in a majorityprospectus supplement. The description of the issued and outstanding shares of the Series A preferred stock) will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of holders of any preferred stock that may be issuedis set forth in any prospectus supplement is not complete without reference to the future. The EnerJexdocuments that govern the preferred stock. These include our articles of incorporation, as amended, and any certificates of designation that our board of directors could authorize the issuance of shares of preferred stock with terms and conditions more favorable than the EnerJex common stock or Series A preferred stock (with the prior approval of the holders of a two-thirds of the issued and outstanding shares of the Series A preferred stock) and with rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of holders of the EnerJex common stock or Series A preferred stock.may adopt. Prior to the issuance of shares of each series of undesignated preferred stock, the EnerJex board of directors is required by the Nevada Revised StatutesNRS and EnerJex's amended and restatedour articles of incorporation to adopt resolutions and file a Certificatecertificate of Designationsdesignations with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, fixingNevada. The certificate of designations fixes for each suchclass or series the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions, including, but not limited to, some or all of the following:

the number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive designation of that series, which number may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) from time to time by action of the board of directors;
the dividend rate and the manner and frequency of payment of dividends on the shares of that series, whether dividends will be cumulative, and, if so, from which date;
whether that series will have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;
whether that series will have conversion privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the board of directors may determine;
whether or not the shares of that series will be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption;
whether that series will have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund;


whether or not the shares of the series will have priority over or be on a parity with or be junior to the shares of any other series or class in any respect;
the rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation, and the relative rights or priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series; and
any other relative rights, preferences and limitations of that series.

All shares of such series. If such newpreferred stock offered hereby will, when issued, be fully paid and nonassessable, including shares of preferred stock issued upon the exercise of preferred stock warrants or subscription rights, if any.

Although our board of directors has no intention at the present time of doing so, it could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock has rights that are senior or equal to those of the Series A preferred stock with respect to dividends or liquidation proceeds, thencould, depending on the terms of such new series, must be approved by holdersimpede the completion of two-thirds of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock. Issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions anda merger, tender offer or other corporate purposes, could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of EnerJex. takeover attempt.

 

Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of EnerJex's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and Nevada Law

Some provisions of EnerJex's amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws and Nevada law contain provisions that could make the following transactions more difficult: an acquisition of EnerJex by means of a tender offer; an acquisition of EnerJex by means of a proxy contest or otherwise; or removal of EnerJex's incumbent officers and directors. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish or could deter transactions that EnerJex stockholders may otherwise consider to be in their best interest or in EnerJex's best interests, including transactions that might result in a premium over the market price for EnerJex's shares.

These provisions, summarized below, are designed to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions also are designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of EnerJex to first negotiate with the EnerJex board of directors. The EnerJex board of directors believes that the benefits of increased protection of its potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure EnerJex outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging these proposals because negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated BylawsWarrants

 

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer under this prospectus and any related warrant agreement and warrant certificate. While the terms summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer, we will describe the specific terms of any series of warrants in EnerJex's amendedmore detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we indicate in the prospectus supplement, the terms of any warrants offered under that prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. Specific warrant agreements will contain additional important terms and restated articles of incorporationprovisions and bylaws could delay or discourage transactions involvingwill be incorporated by reference as an actual or potential change in control or change in EnerJex's management, including transactions that EnerJex stockholders may otherwise considerexhibit to be in their best interest or in EnerJex's best interests, including transactions that might result in a premium over the market price for EnerJex's shares.registration statement which includes this prospectus.

 

·Authorized But Unissued Capital Stock.  EnerJex has shares of common stock and undesignated preferred stock available for future issuance without stockholder approval. EnerJex may use these additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including for future public offerings to raise additional capital or to facilitate corporate acquisitions or for payment as a dividend on its capital stock.  The existence of unissued and unreserved capital stock may enable the EnerJex board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management that could render more difficult or discourage a third-party attempt to obtain control of EnerJex by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, thereby protecting the continuity of EnerJex's management.  In addition, the ability to authorize undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for the EnerJex board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change control of EnerJex. These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management of EnerJex.
·Stockholder Meetings.  EnerJex's amended and restated bylaws provide that a special meeting of stockholders may be called only by EnerJex's chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, or by the EnerJex board of directors.
·Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals.  EnerJex's amended and restated bylaws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of the EnerJex board of directors or a committee of the EnerJex board of directors.
·No Cumulative Voting Rights.  EnerJex's amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws do not provide for cumulative voting rights. The holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors, voting together as a single class, can elect all of the directors standing for election.

Nevada Anti-Takeover Law

As a Nevada corporation, EnerJex is subject to Section 78.411 to 78.444 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. This law prohibits a publicly-held Nevada corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder unless:

·prior to the date of the transaction, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
·upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85 percent of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding those shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers and by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
·on or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Section 78-416 of the Nevada Revised Statues defines "business combination" to include:

·any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;
·any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10 percent or more of the corporation's assets involving the interested stockholder;
·in general, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any of its stock to the interested stockholder; or
·the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

EnerJex's amended and restated articles of incorporation contains certain provisions permitted under the Nevada Revised Statutes relating to the liability of directors. The provisions eliminate a director's liability for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty, except in circumstances involving wrongful acts, such as the breach of a director's duty of loyalty or acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law.

In addition, EnerJex's amended and restated articles of incorporation contain provisions to indemnify EnerJex's directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Nevada Revised Statutes.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for EnerJex common stock and Series A preferred stock is Standard Registrar & Transfer Co., Inc.

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTSGeneral

 

We may issue warrants for the purchase of shares of our common stock, preferred stock and/or preferred stock.debt securities in one or more series. We may issue warrants independently or together with othercommon stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities, and the warrants may be attached to or separate from any offeredthese securities. Each

We will evidence each series of warrants will be issuedby warrant certificates that we may issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into a warrant agreement to be entered into between us and the investors orwith a warrant agent. The following summaryEach warrant agent may be a bank that we select which has its principal office in the United States. We may also choose to act as our own warrant agent. We will indicate the name and address of material provisions ofany such warrant agent in the warrants and warrant agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement and warrant certificate applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of warrants. The terms of any warrants offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.

We urge you to readwill describe in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as the complete warrant agreements and warrant certificates that contain the terms of the warrants.series of warrants, including:

 

the offering price and aggregate number of warrants offered;
if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each such security or each principal amount of such security;
if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;
in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of one warrant and the price at, and currency in which, this principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon such exercise;
in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the number or amount of shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, purchasable upon the exercise of one warrant and the price at which and currency in which these shares may be purchased upon such exercise;
the manner of exercise of the warrants, including any cashless exercise rights;
the warrant agreement under which the warrants will be issued;
the effect of any merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of our business on the warrant agreement and the warrants;

The particular terms of any issue


anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any;
the terms of any rights to redeem or call the warrants;
any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price or number of securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants;
the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire or, if the warrants are not continuously exercisable during that period, the specific date or dates on which the warrants will be exercisable;
the manner in which the warrant agreement and warrants may be modified;
the identities of the warrant agent and any calculation or other agent for the warrants;
federal income tax consequences of holding or exercising the warrants;
the terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants;
any securities exchange or quotation system on which the warrants or any securities deliverable upon exercise of the warrants may be listed or quoted; and
any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of or restrictions on the warrants.

Before exercising their warrants, holders of warrants will be described innot have any of the prospectus supplement relating torights of holders of the issue. Those terms may include:securities purchasable upon such exercise, including:

 

the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock purchasable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase such shares and the price at which such number of shares may be purchased upon such exercise;
the designation, stated value and terms (including, without limitation, liquidation, dividend, conversion and voting rights) of the series of preferred stock purchasable upon exercise of warrants to purchase preferred stock;
the terms of any rights to redeem or call the warrants;
the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire;
United States Federal income tax consequences applicable to the warrants; and
any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange, exercise and settlement of the warrants.
in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the right to receive payments of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities purchasable upon exercise or to enforce covenants in the applicable indenture; or
in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the right to receive dividends, if any, or, payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or to exercise voting rights, if any.

 

HoldersExercise of equity warrants will not be entitled:Warrants

to vote, consent or receive dividends;
receive notice as stockholders with respect to any meeting of stockholders for the election of our directors or any other matter; or
exercise any rights as stockholders of EnerJex.

 

Each warrant will entitle itsthe holder to purchase the number of shares of preferred stock or common stocksecurities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement at the exercise price set forth in, or calculable as set forththat we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants at any time up to the specified5:00 P.M. eastern time on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.

 

AHolders of the warrants may exercise the warrants by delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to be exercised together with specified information, and paying the required exercise price by the methods provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will set forth on the reverse side of the warrant certificate, and in the applicable prospectus supplement, the information that the holder of the warrant certificates may exchange them for newwill be required to deliver to the warrant certificatesagent.

Upon receipt of different denominations, present them for registration of transferthe required payment and exercise themthe warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Until any warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock are exercised,supplement, we will issue and deliver the holderssecurities purchasable upon such exercise. If fewer than all of the warrants will not have any rights of holders ofrepresented by the underlying common stock or preferred stock, including any rights to receive dividends or payments upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up on the common stock or preferred stock, if any.

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

We may issue units consisting of any combination of the other types of securities offered under this prospectus in one or more series. We may evidence each series of units by unit certificates thatwarrant certificate are exercised, then we will issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into unit agreements with a unit agent. Each unitnew warrant certificate for the remaining amount of warrants.

Enforceability of Rights By Holders of Warrants

Any warrant agent will be aact solely as our agent under the applicable warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any warrant. A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of warrants. A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable warrant agreement or warrant, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a warrant may, without the consent of the related warrant agent or the holder of any other warrant, enforce by appropriate legal action the holder’s right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable upon exercise of, its warrants in accordance with their terms.


Warrant Agreement Will Not Be Qualified Under Trust Indenture Act

No warrant agreement will be qualified as an indenture, and no warrant agent will be required to qualify as a trustee, under the Trust Indenture Act. Therefore, holders of warrants issued under a warrant agreement will not have the protection of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to their warrants.

Governing Law

Each warrant agreement and any warrants issued under the warrant agreements will be governed by New York law.

Calculation Agent

Any calculations relating to warrants may be made by a calculation agent, an institution that we select. Weappoint as our agent for this purpose. The prospectus supplement for a particular warrant will indicatename the name and addressinstitution that we have appointed to act as the calculation agent for that warrant as of the unitoriginal issue date for that warrant, if any. We may appoint a different institution to serve as calculation agent from time to time after the original issue date without the consent or notification of the holders. The calculation agent’s determination of any amount of money payable or securities deliverable with respect to a warrant will be final and binding in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular seriesabsence of units.manifest error.

Debt Securities

 

The following description, together with the additional information includedwe include in any applicable prospectus supplement,supplements, summarizes the general featuresmaterial terms and provisions of the unitsdebt securities that we may offer under this prospectus. You should readWhile the terms we have summarized below will generally apply to any future debt securities we may offer under this prospectus, supplement andwe will describe the particular terms of any free writing prospectusdebt securities that we may authorizeoffer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any debt securities we offer under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms we describe below. As of the date of this prospectus, we have no outstanding registered debt securities.

We will issue senior notes under a senior indenture, which we will enter into with the trustee to be providednamed in the senior indenture. We will issue subordinated notes under a subordinated indenture, which we will enter into with the trustee to be named in the subordinated indenture. We have filed forms of these documents as exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part. We use the term “indentures” to refer to both the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture.

The indentures will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. References to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 include all amendments thereto. We use the term “debenture trustee” to refer to either the senior trustee or the subordinated trustee, as applicable.

The following summaries of material provisions of the senior notes, the subordinated notes and the indentures are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the indenture applicable to a particular series of debt securities, and all supplements thereto. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the series of units being offered,debt securities that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete unit agreementsindentures that contain the terms of the units. Specific unit agreementsdebt securities. Except as we may otherwise indicate, the terms of the senior and the subordinated indentures are identical.

General

The terms of each series of debt securities will contain additional importantbe established by or pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors and set forth or determined in the manner provided in an officers’ certificate or by a supplemental indenture. Debt securities may be issued in separate series without limitation as to aggregate principal amount. We may specify a maximum aggregate principal amount for the debt securities of any series. In addition, the particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series, including any pricing supplement. The prospectus supplement will set forth, among other things:


the title;
the principal amount being offered, and, if a series, the total amount authorized and the total amount outstanding;
any limit on the amount that may be issued;
whether or not we will issue the series of debt securities in global form and, if so, the terms and who the depositary will be;
the maturity date;
whether and under what circumstances, if any, we will pay additional amounts on any debt securities held by a person who is not a U.S. person for tax purposes, and whether we can redeem the debt securities if we have to pay such additional amounts;
the annual interest rate, which may be fixed or variable, or the method for determining the rate, the date interest will begin to accrue, the dates interest will be payable and the regular record dates for interest payment dates or the method for determining such dates;
the terms of the subordination of any series of subordinated debt, if applicable;
the place where payments will be payable;
restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;
our right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of any such deferral period;
the date, if any, after which, the conditions upon which, and the price at which we may, at our option, redeem the series of debt securities pursuant to any optional or provisional redemption provisions, and any other applicable terms of those redemption provisions;
the date, if any, on which, and the price at which we are obligated, pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund or analogous fund provisions or otherwise, to redeem, or at the holder’s option to purchase, the series of debt securities and the currency or currency unit in which the debt securities are payable;
whether the indenture will restrict our ability and/or the ability of our subsidiaries to, among other things:
incur additional indebtedness;
issue additional securities;
create liens;
pay dividends and make distributions in respect of our capital stock and the capital stock of our subsidiaries;
redeem capital stock;
place restrictions on our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends, make distributions or transfer assets;
make investments or other restricted payments;
sell or otherwise dispose of assets;
enter into sale-leaseback transactions;
engage in transactions with stockholders and affiliates;
issue or sell stock of our subsidiaries; or
effect a consolidation or merger;
whether the indenture will require us to maintain any interest coverage, fixed charge, cash flow-based, asset-based or other financial ratios;
information describing any book-entry features;
provisions for a sinking fund purchase or other analogous fund, if any;
whether the debt securities are to be offered at a price such that they will be deemed to be offered at an “original issue discount” as defined in paragraph (a) of Section 1273 of the Internal Revenue Code;
the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any;
the denominations in which we will issue the series of debt securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;
if other than dollars, the currency in which the series of debt securities will be denominated; and
any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the debt securities, including any events of default that are in addition to those described in this prospectus or any covenants provided with respect to the debt securities that are in addition to those described above, and any terms that may be required by us or advisable under applicable laws or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of the debt securities.


Conversion or Exchange Rights

We will set forth in the prospectus supplement the terms on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or other securities of ours or a third party, including the conversion or exchange rate, as applicable, or how it will be calculated, and the applicable conversion or exchange period. We will include provisions and we will file as an exhibitto whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option. We may include provisions pursuant to which the number of our securities or the securities of a third party that the holders of the series of debt securities receive upon conversion or exchange would, under the circumstances described in those provisions, be subject to adjustment, or pursuant to which those holders would, under those circumstances, receive other property upon conversion or exchange, for example in the event of our merger or consolidation with another entity.

Consolidation, Merger or Sale

The indentures in the forms initially filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part do not contain any covenant that restricts our ability to merge or will incorporate by reference from another report that we file withconsolidate, or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. However, any successor of ours or the SEC,acquirer of such assets must assume all of our obligations under the form of each unit agreement relating to units offered under this prospectus.indentures and the debt securities.

 

If the debt securities are convertible for our other securities, the person with whom we offerconsolidate or merge or to whom we sell all of our property must make provisions for the conversion of the debt securities into securities that the holders of the debt securities would have received if they had converted the debt securities before the consolidation, merger or sale.

Events of Default under the Indenture

The following are events of default under the indentures in the forms initially filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement with respect to any units, certain termsseries of debt securities that we may issue:

if we fail to pay interest when due and payable and our failure continues for 90 days and the time for payment has not been extended or deferred;
if we fail to pay the principal, sinking fund payment or premium, if any, when due and payable and the time for payment has not been extended or delayed;
if we fail to observe or perform any other covenant contained in the debt securities or the indentures, other than a covenant specifically relating to another series of debt securities, and our failure continues for 90 days after we receive notice from the debenture trustee or holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series; and
if specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur.

Default specified in the last bullet point above, the debenture trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series, by notice to us in writing, and to the debenture trustee if notice is given by such holders, may declare the unpaid principal of, unitspremium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, due and payable immediately. If an event of default specified in the last bullet point above occurs with respect to us, the principal amount of and accrued interest, if any, of each issue of debt securities then outstanding shall be due and payable without any notice or other action on the part of the debenture trustee or any holder.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of an affected series may waive any default or event of default with respect to the series and its consequences, except defaults or events of default regarding payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, unless we have cured the default or event of default in accordance with the indenture. Any waiver shall cure the default or event of default.


Subject to the terms of the indentures, if an event of default under an indenture shall occur and be continuing, the debenture trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under such indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the applicable series of debt securities, unless such holders have offered the debenture trustee reasonable indemnity. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the debenture trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the debenture trustee, with respect to the debt securities of that series, provided that:

the direction so given by the holder is not in conflict with any law or the applicable indenture; and
subject to its duties under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the debenture trustee need not take any action that might involve it in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the holders not involved in the proceeding.

A holder of the debt securities of any series will only have the right to institute a proceeding under the indentures or to appoint a receiver or trustee, or to seek other remedies if:

the holder has given written notice to the debenture trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to that series;
the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and such holders have offered reasonable indemnity, to the debenture trustee to institute the proceeding as trustee; and
the debenture trustee does not institute the proceeding and does not receive from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series other conflicting directions within 90 days after the notice, request and offer.

These limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of debt securities if we default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities.

We will periodically file statements with the debenture trustee regarding our compliance with specified covenants in the indentures.

Modification of Indenture; Waiver

We and the debenture trustee may change an indenture without the consent of any holders with respect to specific matters, including:

to fix any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the indenture;
to comply with the provisions described above under “Consolidation, Merger or Sale”;
to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with the qualification of any indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939;
to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee;
to provide for uncertificated debt securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose;
to add to, delete from, or revise the conditions, limitations and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms or purposes of issuance, authorization and delivery of debt securities or any series, as set forth in the indenture;
to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the debt securities of any series as provided under “General” to establish the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to the terms of the indenture or any series of debt securities, or to add to the rights of the holders of any series of debt securities;
to add to our covenants such new covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection of the holders, to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and the continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an event of default, or to surrender any of our rights or powers under the indenture; or
to change anything that does not materially adversely affect the interests of any holder of debt securities of any series.


In addition, under the indentures, the rights of holders of a series of debt securities may be changed by us and the debenture trustee with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series that is affected. However, we and the debenture trustee may only make the following changes with the consent of each holder of any outstanding debt securities affected:

extending the fixed maturity of the series of debt securities;
reducing the principal amount, reducing the rate of or extending the time of payment of interest, or reducing any premium payable upon the redemption of any debt securities; or
reducing the percentage of debt securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver.

Discharge

Each indenture provides that we can elect to be discharged from our obligations with respect to one or more series of debt securities, except that the following obligations, among others survive until the maturity date or the redemption date:

register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of the series;
replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of the series;
maintain paying agencies;
hold monies for payment in trust; and
appoint any successor trustee;

and the following obligations survive the maturity date or the redemption date:

recover excess money held by the debenture trustee; and
compensate and indemnify the debenture trustee.

As more fully set forth in the indentures, in order to exercise our rights to be discharged, we must either deliver for cancellation all securities of a series to the debenture trustee or must deposit with the debenture trustee money or government obligations sufficient to pay all the principal of, any premium, if any, and interest on, the debt securities of the series on the dates payments are due.

Form, Exchange and Transfer

We will issue the debt securities of each series only in fully registered form without coupons and, unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. The indentures provide that we may issue debt securities of a series in temporary or permanent global form and as book-entry securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, known as DTC, or another depositary named by us and identified in a prospectus supplement with respect to that series. See “Legal Ownership of Securities” for a further description of the terms relating to any book-entry securities.

At the option of the holder, subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, the following, as applicable:holder of the debt securities of any series can exchange the debt securities for other debt securities of the same series, in any authorized denomination and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

 

the title of the series of units;
identification and description of the separate constituent securities comprising the units;
the price or prices at which the units will be issued;
the date, if any, on and after which the constituent securities comprising the units will be separately transferable;
a discussion of certain United States federal income tax considerations applicable

Subject to the units; and

any other terms of the unitsindentures and their constituentthe limitations applicable to global securities set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the debt securities may present the debt securities for exchange or for registration of transfer, duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed if so required by us or the security registrar, at the office of the security registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us for this purpose. Unless otherwise provided in the debt securities that the holder presents for transfer or exchange, we will make no service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but we may require payment of any taxes or other governmental charges.


We will name in a board resolution the security registrar, and any transfer agent in addition to the security registrar, that we initially designate for any debt securities.

 We may at any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts, except that we will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of each series.

 

If we elect to redeem the debt securities of any series, we will not be required to:

issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any debt securities of any series being redeemed in part during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any debt securities that may be selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing; or
register the transfer of or exchange any debt securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debt securities we are redeeming in part.

Information Concerning the Debenture Trustee

The debenture trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under an indenture, undertakes to perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in the applicable indenture. Upon an event of default under an indenture, the debenture trustee must use the same degree of care as a prudent person would exercise or use in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to this provision, the debenture trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers given it by the indentures at the request of any holder of debt securities unless it is offered reasonable security and indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that it might incur.

Payment and Paying Agents

Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will make payment of the interest on any debt securities on any interest payment date to the person in whose name the debt securities, or one or more predecessor securities, are registered at the close of business on the regular record date for the interest.

We will name in the applicable board resolution any other paying agents that we initially designate for the debt securities of a particular series. We will maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of a particular series.

All money we pay to a paying agent or the debenture trustee for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities that remains unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to us, and the holder of the debt security thereafter may look only to us for payment thereof.

Governing Law

The indentures and the debt securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is applicable.

Subordination of Subordinated Debt Securities

The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in priority of payment to certain of our other indebtedness to the extent described in a prospectus supplement. The indentures in the forms initially filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part do not limit the amount of indebtedness that we may incur, including senior indebtedness or subordinated indebtedness, and do not limit us from issuing any other debt, including secured debt or unsecured debt.


Units

We may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder, with the rights and obligations of a holder, of each security included in the unit. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date or upon the occurrence of a specified event or occurrence.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe:

the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;
any unit agreement under which the units will be issued;
any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units; and
whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form.


PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We may sell the securities covered bybeing offered pursuant to this prospectus to or through underwriters, through dealers, through agents, or directly to one or more purchasers or through a combination of these methods. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including:

the name or names of any underwriters, if, and if required, any dealers or agents;
the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will receive from the sale;
any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation;
any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and
any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed or traded.

We may distribute the securities from time to time in one or more offerings. Registration of the securities covered by this prospectus does not mean, however, that those securities will necessarily be offered or sold.

We may sell the securities separately or together:transactions at:

 

·through one or more underwriters or dealers in a public offering and sale by them;
·directly to investors, including our affiliates and stockholders, or in a rights offering;
·through agents; or
·through any combination of any of these methods of sale.

We may sell the securities from time to time:

·in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time;changed;
·at market prices prevailing at the timestime of sale;
·in "at the market offerings," within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), to or through a sales agent or market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise;
·at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
·at negotiated prices.

 

Each time we sell securities covered by this prospectus, we will describe the method of distribution of the securities and the terms of the offeringOnly underwriters named in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. Any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

We may engage in at-the-market offerings into an existing trading market in accordance with Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act, and we may also sell securities through a rights offering, forward contracts or similar arrangements. In any distribution of subscription rights to stockholders, if allare underwriters of the underlying securities are not subscribed for, we may then selloffered by the unsubscribed securities directly to third parties or may engage the services of one or more underwriters, dealers or agents, including standby underwriters, to sell unsubscribed securities to third parties.prospectus supplement.

 

If underwriters are used in an offering, we will execute an underwriting agreement with such underwriters and will specify the name of each underwriter and the terms of the transaction (including any underwriting discounts and other terms constituting compensation of the underwriters and any dealers) in a prospectus supplement. The securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by one or more investment banking firms or others, as designated. If an underwriting syndicate is used, the managing underwriter(s) will be specified on the cover of the prospectus supplement. If underwriters are used in the sale, of any securities, the offered securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own accountaccounts and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, described above. The securitiesincluding negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be either offeredchanged from time to time. Unless otherwise set forth in the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managingprospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters or directly by underwriters. Generally, the underwriters' obligations to purchase the offered securities will be subject to conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the offered securities, if they purchase any of the securities. are purchased.

We may usegrant to the underwriters options to purchase additional securities to cover over-allotments, if any, at the public offering price, with whom we haveadditional underwriting commissions or discounts, as may be set forth in a material relationship. Werelated prospectus supplement. The terms of any over-allotment option will describebe set forth in the prospectus supplement for those securities.

If we use a dealer in the sale of the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus or free writingany prospectus namingsupplement, we will sell the underwriter,securities to the naturedealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of any such relationship.resale. The names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction will be specified in a prospectus supplement.

 

We may designate agents to sell the securities. Unless otherwise specifiedsecurities directly or through agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in connection with any particularthe offering and sale of securities and we will describe any commissions we pay the agentsagent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, any agent will agree to use their best efforts to solicit purchasesact on a best-efforts basis for the period of theirits appointment.

 

We may authorize underwriters, dealersagents or agentsunderwriters to solicit offers by certain purchasersinstitutional investors to purchase the securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. TheWe will describe the conditions to these contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, and the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will set forth any commissions we paypayable for solicitation of these contracts.contracts in the prospectus supplement.

 


We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, inIn connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sellsale of the securities, covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement or in a post-effective amendment.

Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments made by the underwriters, dealers or agents under agreements betweenmay receive compensation from us andor from purchasers of the underwriters,securities for whom they act as agents, in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and agents.

We may grant underwriters who participate in the distribution of securities an option to purchase additional securities to cover over-allotments, if any, in connection with the distribution.

Underwriters,those dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from usthe underwriters or ourcommissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as theiragents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in connection with the saledistribution of securities. These underwriters, dealersthe securities, and any institutional investors or agentsothers that purchase securities directly for the purpose of resale or distribution, may be considereddeemed to be underwriters, under the Securities Act. As a result,and any discounts commissions or profits on resale received by the underwriters, dealers or agents may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions. The prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will identify any such underwriter, dealer or agent and describe any compensationcommissions received by them from us. Any initial public offering priceus and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealersprofit on the resale of the common stock by them may be changed from timedeemed to time.be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.

 

Any common stockWe may provide agents, underwriters and other purchasers with indemnification against particular civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or preferred sold pursuantcontribution with respect to a prospectus supplementpayments that the agents, underwriters or free writing prospectus will be listed for trading on the NYSE MKT.

Any underwriterother purchasers may make with respect to such liabilities. Agents and underwriters may engage in over-allotment transactions stabilizingwith, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.

To facilitate the public offering of a series of securities, persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M underthat stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in excessmarket price of the offering size, which create asecurities. This may include over-allotments or short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve purchasessales of the securities, which involves the sale by persons participating in the offering of more securities than have been sold to them by us. In exercising the over-allotment option granted to those persons. In addition, those persons may stabilize or maintain the price of the securities by bidding for or purchasing securities in the open market after the distribution is completedor by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when theor dealers participating in any such offering may be reclaimed if securities originally sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short positions. T hose activities may cause themarket price of the securities toat a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Such transactions, if commenced, may be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activitiesdiscontinued at any time. We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that suchthe transactions described above, if implemented, may have on the price of theour securities. For a description of these activities, see the information under the heading "Underwriting" or "Plan of Distribution"

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.supplement, any common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be eligible for listing on the NYSE American, subject to official notice of issuance. Any underwriters to whom securities are sold by us for public offering and sale may make a market in the securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice.

 

Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents who may become involved inIn order to comply with the salesecurities laws of the common stock may engage in transactions with and perform other services for us in the ordinary course of their business for which they receive compensation.

LEGAL MATTERS

Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy LLP will pass upon certain legal matters relating to the issuance and sale ofsome states, if applicable, the securities offered hereby on behalfpursuant to this prospectus will be sold in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and complied with.

DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of EnerJex. Additional1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is therefore unenforceable.

LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters maygoverned by the laws of the State of New York and of Nevada with respect to the validity of the offered securities will be passed upon for us or any underwriters, dealers or agents, by counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, New York.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of EnerJexAgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013,2018 and for the year ended December 31, 2013,2019 incorporated in this prospectus by reference andfrom the effectiveness of EnerJex's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, hasCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K have been audited by L.L. Bradford & Company, LLC,D. Brooks and Associates CPAs, P.A. (“D. Brooks”), an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial statementsreport, which is incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reportsreport of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 


The financial statements of EnerJex as of December 31, 2012, andWHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT US

We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2012,securities we are offering by this prospectus. This prospectus does not include all of the information contained in the registration statement. You should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits for additional information. We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. We will provide this information upon oral or written request, free of charge. Any requests for this information should be made by calling or sending a letter to the Secretary of the Company, c/o AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., at our office located at 117 S. 4thStreet, Neodesha, Kansas 66757. Our telephone number is (620) 325-6363.

We are required to file annual and quarterly reports, current reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC. We make these documents publicly available, free of charge, on our website at www.bioaobo.com as soon as reasonably practicable after filing such documents with the SEC. You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You also may read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facility at:

Public Reference Room
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, DC 20549.

Please call the SEC at 1-800-732-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facilities.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The following documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this prospectus:

Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 filed on April 13, 2020;
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2020; and
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 8, 2020;
Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on April 20, 2020;

Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2020;

Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2020;
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2020;
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020, filed on May 14, 2020;
Schedule 14A filed on May 28, 2020;
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2020; and
The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on June 12, 2014, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating the description.

All documents subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of the filing of this registration statement (other than current reports or portions thereof furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K), prior to the termination of this offering, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part of this prospectus from the respective dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof or of the related prospectus supplement to the extent that a statement in any other subsequently filed document which is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.



$35,000,000

AGEAGLE AERIAL SYSTEMS INC.

Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Units

PROSPECTUS

June____ , 2020

We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information or represent anything not contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus does not offer to sell any shares in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful. Neither the delivery of this prospectus, nor any sale made hereunder, shall create any implication that the information in this prospectus by reference, andis correct after the effectiveness of EnerJex's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, has been audited by Weaver, Martin, & Samyn, LLC, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial statements have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

The information incorporated in this prospectus by reference, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 relating to EnerJex’s estimated quantities of oil and gas reserves is derived from reserve reports prepared by MHA Petroleum Consultants LLC. This information is included in this prospectus in reliance upon such firm as experts in matters contained in the reports.date hereof.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

The following istable sets forth an estimate of the fees and expenses (allrelating to the issuance and distribution of which are to be paid by the registrant) that we may incur in connection with the securities being registered hereby.hereby, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, all of which shall be borne by AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. All of such fees and expenses, except for the SEC Registration Fee, are estimated:

 

SEC registration fee $753.48 
NYSE fee  * 
Legal fees and expenses  * 
Trustee's fees and expenses  * 
Accounting fees and expenses  * 
Printing expenses  * 
Miscellaneous fees and expenses  * 
     
Total Expenses $* 

(1)These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time.
SEC Registration Fee $4,543 
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses  3,000 
Printing and engraving expenses   
Accounting fees and expenses  15,000 
Legal fees and expenses (including blue sky services and expenses)  30,000 
Miscellaneous   
Total $52,543 

  

Item 15. Indemnification of DirectorsOfficers and Officers.Directors

 

Section 78.7502(1) of the Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS"(“NRS”) authorizesprovides that a Nevada corporation tomay indemnify any director, officer, employee, or corporate agent "whoperson who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative except(except an action by or in the right of the corporation" due to hiscorporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or her corporate role. Section 78.7502(1) extends this protection "againstwas a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses including(including attorneys’ fees,fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with thesuch action, suit or proceeding if hesuch person: (i) is not liable for a breach of fiduciary duties that involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law; or (ii) acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful."

 

Section 78.7502(2) of the NRS also authorizes indemnification of the reasonable defensefurther provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or settlement expenses ofis a corporate director, officer, employee or agent who is sued,party or is threatened withto be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation. The party must have been actingcorporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if such person: (i) is not liable for a breach of fiduciary duties that involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law; or (ii) acted in good faith and with the reasonable beliefin a manner that hishe or her actions wereshe reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best interests. Unlessinterests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court rulesin which the action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the partycircumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification,indemnity for such expenses as the party seeking indemnification must not have been found liable to the corporation.court deems proper.

 

To the extent that a corporate director, officer, employee or agent isof a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defendingdefense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (1) and (2) of Section 78.7502(1)78.7502, as described above, or 78.7502(2), Section 78.7502(3)in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the NRS requires that he be indemnified "againstcorporation shall indemnify him or her against expenses including attorneys' fees,(including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by himsuch person in connection with the defense."

II-1

 

Unless ordered by a court or advanced pursuant to Section 78.751(2), Section 78.751(1) of the NRS limits indemnification under Section 78.7502 to situations in which either (1) the stockholders,shareholders, (2) the majority of a disinterested quorum of directors, or (3) independent legal counsel determine that indemnification is proper under the circumstances.

 

Section 78.751(2) authorizes a corporation'scorporation’s articles of incorporation, bylaws or agreement to provide that directors’ and officers’ expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action must be paid by the corporation as incurred, rather than upon final disposition of the action, upon receipt by the director or officer to repay the amount if a court ultimately determines that he is not entitled to indemnification.

 

Section 78.751(3)(a) provides that the rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights under any bylaw, agreement, stockholdershareholder vote or vote of disinterested directors. Section 78.751(3) (b) extends the rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses to former directors, officers, employees and agents, as well as their heirs, executors, and administrators.

 

Regardless of whether a director, officer, employee or agent has the right to indemnity, Section 78.752 allows the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on his behalf against liability resulting from his or her corporate role.

At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any director, officer, employee or agent as to which indemnification will be required or permitted under the Certificate. The Registrant is not aware of any threatened litigation or other proceeding that may result in a claim for such indemnification.

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

Exhibit NumberDescription of Document
1.1*Form of underwriting agreement with respect to common stock, preferred stock, warrants or units.
4.1*Form of specimen common stock certificate, if any.
4.2*Form of any warrant agreement with respect to each particular series of warrants issued hereunder.
4.3*Form of specimen certificate for preferred stock of registrant, if any.
4.4*Certificate of designation for preferred stock, if any.
4.5*Form of warrant agreement and warrant certificate, if any.
4.6*Form of unit agreement and unit certificate, if any.
4.7+Form of indenture with respect to senior debt securities, to be entered into between registrant and a trustee acceptable to the registrant, if any.
4.8+Form of indenture with respect to subordinated debt securities, to be entered into between registrant and a trustee acceptable to the registrant, if any.
4.9+Form of debt securities, if any.
5.1+Opinion of Loeb & Loeb LLP as to the legality of certain securities being registered.
23.1+Consent of D. Brooks and Associates CPA’s, P.A., an independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2+Consent of Loeb & Loeb LLP, with respect to certain securities being registered (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1+Power of Attorney (included on signature pages to the registration statement).
25.1***Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of a trustee acceptable to the registrant, as trustee under the Indenture with respect to senior debt securities.
25.2***

Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of a trustee acceptable to the registrant, as trustee under the Indenture with respect to subordinated debt securities.

The list of exhibits in the Index to Exhibits to this registration statements is incorporated herein by reference.

*

To be filed, if necessary, subsequent to the effectiveness of this registration by an amendment to this registration statement or incorporation by reference pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with an offering of securities.
***To the extent applicable, to be filed under Form 305B2.
+

Filed herewith

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Item 17. Undertakings.

 

(a)                The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)                To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i)                  To include any prospectus required by sectionSection 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ii)                To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in the volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation"Calculation of Registration Fee”Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(iii)               To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. Provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statements or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a part of the registration statement

 

(2)                That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)                To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b)                The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initialbona fide offering thereof.

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) (c)                That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, eachpurchaser:

(1)                Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

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(2)                Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering other than registration statements relying onmade pursuant to Rule 430B415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A,(x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date itsuch form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness.effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use,effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.effective date.

 

(d)                That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: (i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; (iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and (iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(e)                The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that: (i) for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of the registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall of 1933 be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the time it was declared effective; and (ii) for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(f)                 If and when applicable, the undersigned registrant, hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.

(g)                Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statementRegistration Statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Antonio, StateBoulder, Colorado, on the 12th day of Texas on September 30, 2014.June.

 

 EnerJex Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporationAGEAGLE AERIAL SYSTEMS INC.
  
 By:/s/ Robert G. Watson, Jr.Nicole Fernandez-McGovern
  Robert G. Watson, Jr.Name: Nicole Fernandez-McGovern
  Title: Chief ExecutiveFinancial Officer

  

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints jointlyeach of Michael Drozd and severally, Robert G. Watson, Jr., and acting singly,Nicole Fernandez-McGovern, as the person'shis or her true and lawful attorneys-in-factattorney-in-fact and agents,agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the person and in the person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any andor all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and any additional registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-factattorney-in-fact and agents, and each of them,agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith,and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated,and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURENameTITLEDATEPositionDate
/s/ Robert G. WatsonMichael DrozdDirector and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal (Principal Executive Officer)
September 30, 2014June 12, 2020
Robert G. WatsonMichael Drozd  
   
/s/ Douglas M. WrightNicole Fernandez-McGovernChief Financial Officer
(Principal (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
September 30, 2014June 12, 2020
Douglas M. WrightNicole Fernandez-McGovernAccounting Officer)  
   
/s/ R. Atticus LoweBarrett MooneyDirector and Senior Vice President
Chairman of Corporate Marketingthe BoardSeptember 30, 2014June 12, 2020
R. Atticus LoweBarrett Mooney  
   
/s/ Lance HelfertGrant BegleyDirectorSeptember 30, 2014June 12, 2020
Lance HelfertGrant Begley  
   
/s/ James G. MillerThomas GardnerDirectorSeptember 30, 2014June 12, 2020
James G. MillerThomas Gardner  
  September 30, 2014
/s/ Richard MenchacaLuisa IngargiolaDirector June 12, 2020
Richard MenchacaLuisa Ingargiola  

   

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this registration statement, please remember that they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about EnerJex or the other parties to the agreements. The agreements may contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the parties to the applicable agreement and:

·should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;

·have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement;

·may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and

·were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments.

Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about EnerJex may be found elsewhere in this registration statement and their other public filings, which are available without charge through the SEC’s website athttp://www.sec.gov.

Exhibit

No.

Description
1.1Form of Underwriting Agreement++

2.1 

Agreement and Plan of Merger between Millennium Plastics Corporation and Midwest Energy, Inc. effective August 15, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Form 8-K filed on August 16, 2006).
2.2Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Registrant, BRE Merger Sub, Inc., Black Raven Energy, Inc. and West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC dated July 23, 2013 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 on Form 8-K filed July 29, 2013).
3.1Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as currently in effect (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2008)
3.2Amended and Restated Bylaws, as currently in effect (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Form SB-2 filed on February 23, 2001)
3.3Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation (Previously filed)

4.1

Specimen common stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Form S-1/A filed on May 27, 2008)

4.2

Specimen Series A Preferred Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Form S-1/A filed on June 3, 2014)

4.3

Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation for Series A Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Form S-1/A filed on June 3, 2014)
4.4Form of Warrant++
4.5Form of Warrant Agreement++
4.6Form of Unit Agreement++
5.1Opinion of Reicker, Pfau, Pyle  & McRoy LLP++
23.1Consent of L.L. Bradford & Company, LLC, independent registered public accounting firm*
23.2Consent of MHA Petroleum Consultants, LLC*
23.3Consent of Weaver, Martin & Samyn, LLC, independent registered public accounting firm*
24.1Power of Attorney (included with signatures).

* Filed herewith.

++ To be filed, if necessary by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the offering of the securities.

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